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Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba Syndrome, Rare Etiology of Intestinal Hamartomatouspolyposis: A case report

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome (BRRS) is a rare autosomal dominant congenital disorder, characterized bymacrocephaly, lipomas, hamartomas, and pigmented macule in genitalia.Several dozen cases have been reported in the medical literature, but no case has been reported in Bangladesh. We report a case of BRRS in a 11-year-old male child with recurrent per rectal bleeding with hamartomatouscolonic polyposis & multiple subcutaneous lipomas on the anterior abdominal wall.In addition, patient had macrocephaly, intellectual impairment.Bleeding polyps were removed by colonoscopic polypectomy. Bangladesh J Child Health 2019; VOL 43 (1) :62-65

Source: Bangladesh Journal of Child Health

DOI: 10.3329/bjch.v43i1.41220

Authors: Zannatul Ferdous Sonia, Md Rukunuzzaman, ASM Bazlul Karim, Afsana Yasmin, Shashi Bhushan Thakur

Institution: Bangladesh Medical University

Language: English

Topic: Genetic factors in colorectal cancer

Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2951264098

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