Polyposis deserves a perfect physical examination for final diagnosis: Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome

H Hızarcıoğlu-Gülşen, E Kılıç… - The Turkish Journal …, 2017 - turkjpediatr.org
H Hızarcıoğlu-Gülşen, E Kılıç, E Dominguez-Garrido, Y Aydemir, GE Utine, İN Saltık-Temizel
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2017turkjpediatr.org
Hızarcıoğlu-Gülşen H, Kılıç E, Dominguez-Garrido E, Aydemir Y, Utine GE, Saltık-Temizel İN.
Polyposis deserves a perfect physical examination for final diagnosis: Bannayan-Riley-
Ruvalcaba syndrome. Turk J Pediatr 2017; 59: 80-83. Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome
(BRRS) is a rare autosomal dominant inherited polyposis syndrome characterized by
macrocephaly, lipomatosis, hemangiomatosis, intestinal polyposis and pigmented macules
on penis. The mutation of the PTEN gene that is responsible for controlling cellular …
Hızarcıoğlu-Gülşen H, Kılıç E, Dominguez-Garrido E, Aydemir Y, Utine GE, Saltık-Temizel İN. Polyposis deserves a perfect physical examination for final diagnosis: Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome. Turk J Pediatr 2017; 59: 80-83. Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome (BRRS) is a rare autosomal dominant inherited polyposis syndrome characterized by macrocephaly, lipomatosis, hemangiomatosis, intestinal polyposis and pigmented macules on penis. The mutation of the PTEN gene that is responsible for controlling cellular proliferation, migration and apoptosis clarifies the reason of tissue overgrowth in BRRS. Gastrointestinal tract involvement is seen 35-45% of the patients. Histologic features of polyps in BRRS resemble juvenile polyps. In this report, we describe a boy presenting with hematochezia and aggressive polyposis and finally was diagnosed as BRRS due to extra intestinal findings.
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