Turcotꞌs syndrome

Authors

  • Ihosvany Ruíz Hernández Hospital Universitario Provincial Cmte. Faustino Pérez Hernández. Matanzas.
  • Dalgis Jenki Delgado Hospital Universitario Provincial Cmte. Faustino Pérez Hernández. Matanzas.
  • Yosvany Jiménez Ventosa Hospital Universitario Provincial Cmte. Faustino Pérez Hernández. Matanzas.
  • Carlos Lisandro Silvera Rodríguez Hospital Universitario Provincial Cmte. Faustino Pérez Hernández. Matanzas.
  • Yanet Carmona Denis Hospital Universitario Provincial Cmte. Faustino Pérez Hernández. Matanzas

Keywords:

colon polyps, convulsions, colorectal cancer.

Abstract

The case of a female patient, aged 27 years is presented.  She was in-patient in the Teaching Clinical Surgical Provincial Hospital “José Ramón López Tabrane”, of Matanzas for several times presenting clinical characteristics compatible polyps in the colon, corroborated by video colonoscopy, and diagnosed in March 2015. She was readmitted 14 months later because of convulsions, generalized firstly and lately limited to the right side of the body, universal headache and vomits. She died 23 days after the admittance. The family history shows that her mother died when she was 52, due to colon cancer and her sister died at twenty one due to colorectal malignant neoplasia.

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Published

2018-07-18

How to Cite

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Ruíz Hernández I, Jenki Delgado D, Jiménez Ventosa Y, Silvera Rodríguez CL, Carmona Denis Y. Turcotꞌs syndrome. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2018 Jul. 18 [cited 2025 Jan. 22];40(4):1245-56. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/2601

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 4 (2018)

Section

Presentation of cases

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