Cowden's syndrome, Lhermitte-Duclos disease, and sclerotic fibroma

Am J Dermatopathol. 1998 Aug;20(4):413-6. doi: 10.1097/00000372-199808000-00017.

Abstract

The authors report a case of Lhermitte-Duclos disease, or dysplastic cerebellar gangliocytoma, in which a cutaneous sclerotic fibroma was found incidentally during the second resection of a recurrent cerebellar hamartoma. The association of Lhermitte-Duclos disease and sclerotic fibroma with Cowden's syndrome led to a dermatologic examination and confirmation of the diagnosis of Cowden's syndrome. The combination of both Lhermitte-Duclos disease and sclerotic fibroma with Cowden's syndrome has not previously been reported. A review of the 15 cases of Lhermitte-Duclos disease associated with Cowden's syndrome shows no significant gender predilection. Sclerotic fibromas, once thought to be specific for Cowden's syndrome, also are reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / complications
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fibroma / complications
  • Fibroma / pathology*
  • Ganglioneuroma / complications
  • Ganglioneuroma / pathology*
  • Hamartoma Syndrome, Multiple / complications
  • Hamartoma Syndrome, Multiple / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Skin Diseases / complications
  • Skin Diseases / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / complications
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*