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Abnormality of the vasculature

MedGen UID:
66032
Concept ID:
C0241657
Finding
Synonym: Vascular abnormalities
 
HPO: HP:0002597

Definition

An abnormality of the vasculature. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Cowden syndrome
MedGen UID:
5420
Concept ID:
C0018553
Neoplastic Process
Cowden syndrome-1 is a hamartomatous disorder characterized by macrocephaly, facial trichilemmomas, acral keratoses, papillomatous papules, and an increased risk for the development of breast, thyroid, and endometrial carcinoma. Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome (BRRS), previously thought be distinct, shared clinical characteristics with Cowden syndrome, such as hamartomatous polyps of the gastrointestinal tract, mucocutaneous lesions, and increased risk of developing neoplasms, but had the additional features of developmental delay, macrocephaly, lipomas, hemangiomas, and pigmented speckled macules of the glans penis in males. Because features of BRRS and Cowden syndrome have been found in individuals within the same family with the same PTEN mutation, Cowden syndrome-1 and BRRS are considered to be the same disorder with variable expression and age-related penetrance (summary by Marsh et al., 1999, Lachlan et al., 2007, and Blumenthal and Dennis, 2008). Approximately 80% of patients reported with Cowden syndrome and 60% with BRSS have PTEN mutations (Blumenthal and Dennis, 2008). Some patients with Cowden syndrome may have immune system defects resulting in increased susceptibility to infections (summary by Browning et al., 2015).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Harries PG, Brockbank MJ, Shakespeare PG, Carruth JA
J Laryngol Otol 1997 Nov;111(11):1038-41. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100139283. PMID: 9472572
Shapshay SM, Oliver P
Laryngoscope 1984 Dec;94(12 Pt 1):1554-6. PMID: 6542166

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Blomqvist M, Smeland MF, Lindgren J, Sikora P, Riise Stensland HMF, Asin-Cayuela J
Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2019 Jun;5(3) Epub 2019 Jun 3 doi: 10.1101/mcs.a003954. PMID: 30886116Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Harries PG, Brockbank MJ, Shakespeare PG, Carruth JA
J Laryngol Otol 1997 Nov;111(11):1038-41. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100139283. PMID: 9472572

Clinical prediction guides

Calvert JT, Burns S, Riney TJ, Sahoo T, Orlow SJ, Nevin NC, Haisley-Royster C, Prose N, Simpson SA, Speer MC, Marchuk DA
Hum Hered 2001;51(3):180-2. doi: 10.1159/000053340. PMID: 11173970

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