Case report: Turcot syndrome type 2 in a developing country within the Caribbean

Case report: Turcot syndrome type 2 in a developing country within the Caribbean

Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor and has been linked to known cancer predisposition syndromes. We report a case of medulloblastoma of a 12-year-old Indo-Trinidadian female with a strong family history of colorectal carcinoma. In collaboration with the SickKids-Carib...

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Main Authors:	Melissa Daniel-Abdool, Brandon Griffith, Ute Bartels, Curt Bodkyn, Kevon Dindial
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-03-01
Series:	Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:	medulloblastoma Turcot syndrome cancer predisposition syndromes colorectal carcinoma APC low-and-middle-income countries
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2024.1331271/full

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