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Williams-Pollock syndrome
Also known as:
Gorlin-Vickers syndrome
Associated persons:
Robert James Gorlin
D. J. Pollock
Robert A. Vickers
E. D. Williams
Description:
A familial syndrome characterised by multiple mucosal neuromas, medullary carcinoma of the thyroid gland, and frequently associated with a marfanoid build. Inheritance is autosomal dominant.
Bibliography:
- E. D. Williams, D. J. Pollock:
Multiple mucosal neuromata with endocrine tumours: A syndrome allied to von Recklinghausen’s disease.
Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology, Chichester, 1966, 91: 71-80.
- R. J. Gorlin, H. O. Sedano, R. A. Vickers, J. Cervenka:
Multiple mucosal neuromas, pheochromocytoma and medullary carcinoma of the thyroid: A syndrome.
Cancer, Philadelphia, 1968, 22: 293-299.
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