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KMID : 0816120070100020206
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Korean Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterolology and Nutrition
2007 Volume.10 No. 2 p.206 ~ p.210
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Medulloblastoma and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis in a 24-year-old Female Patient: A Case Report of Turcot Syndrome
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Jeong Soo-In
Choe Yon-Ho
Lee Jee-Hyun
Sung Ki-Woong
Lee Ji-Hyuk
Lee Hae-Jeong
Seo Jeong-Meen
Song Hye-Jung
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Abstract
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Turcot syndrome is characterized by the concurrence of a primary neuroepithelial brain tumor and multiple colorectal polyposis. We report a case of a 24-year-old woman diagnosed with Turcot syndrome. At first, the patient was diagnosed as having a medulloblastoma after a tumorectomy of the 4th ventricle mass. The patient underwent radiotherapy and chemotherapy. After high-dose chemotherapy, neutropenic fever and severe mucositis developed. For an evaluation of the persistent hematochezia and diarrhea, a colonoscopy was performed. It revealed pseudomembranous colitis and multiple polyps in the entire colon. According to the family history, her father had undergone a total colectomy due to colon cancer and polyposis of the entire colon. Her brother also was found to have multiple polyps in the colon by a colonoscopy. The patient was diagnosed with Turcot syndrome. (Korean J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2007; 10: 206∼210)
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KEYWORD
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Turcot syndrome, Medulloblastoma, Familial adenomatous polyposis
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