A second reported malignancy in a patient with Morquio syndrome

Autops Case Rep. 2017 Jun 30;7(2):9-14. doi: 10.4322/acr.2017.019. eCollection 2017 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Morquio syndrome is a rare lysosomal storage disease that affects multiple organ systems. However, it is rarely associated with malignancy. We present the case of a 30-year old man with Morquio syndrome associated with gastric adenocarcinoma. This case also demonstrates two other findings that have not been previously described in patients with Morquio syndrome - malrotation of brainstem and cerebellum, without clinical neurologic deficit, and persistence of fetal lobulation in the kidneys.

Keywords: Lysosomal storage diseases; Mucopolysaccharidosis IV; Stomach Neoplasm.

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