Multiple hamartoma syndrome (medical condition): A rare hereditary condition characterized by multiple noncancerous nodules called hamartomas. Sufferers also face an increased risk of particular cancers.
See also:
Cowden's syndrome:
»Introduction: Cowden's syndrome
»Symptoms of Cowden's syndrome
Multiple hamartoma syndrome: SYN: Cowden disease.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Multiple hamartoma syndrome: A hereditary disease characterized by multiple ectodermal, mesodermal, and endodermal nevoid and neoplastic anomalies. Papules of the face and oral mucosa are the most characteristic lesion. Other changes occur in the skin, in the thyroid, the breast, the gastrointestinal system, and the nervous system.
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Multiple hamartoma syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Multiple hamartoma syndrome, or a subtype of Multiple hamartoma syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Multiple hamartoma syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Multiple hamartoma syndrome: Another name for Cowden's syndrome (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Cowden's syndrome
»Symptoms of Cowden's syndrome
Some of the symptoms of Multiple hamartoma syndrome incude:
See full list of 17 symptoms of Multiple hamartoma syndrome (Cowden's syndrome)
These medical disease topics may be related to Multiple hamartoma syndrome:
Source: Diseases Database
Source - NIH
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