Maffucci'S syndrome associated with hyperparathyroidism

Maffucci's syndrome is a rare, congenital, nonhereditary, mesodermal dysplastic disease characterized by venous malformations and benign cartilaginous tumors. The occurrence of endocrine tumors in Maffucci's syndrome is very rare. We report a case of Maffucci's syndrome associated wit...

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Published in:Indian journal of dermatology 2011-03, Vol.56 (2), p.203-205
Main Authors: Rao, Angoori Gnaneshwar, Indira, Danturty, Rekha, Tulja Narsing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bone density
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Diagnosis
Diagnosis, Ultrasonic
Disease
Health aspects
Hyperparathyroidism
Pancreas
Patient outcomes
Risk factors
Skin cancer
Tumors
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Summary:Maffucci's syndrome is a rare, congenital, nonhereditary, mesodermal dysplastic disease characterized by venous malformations and benign cartilaginous tumors. The occurrence of endocrine tumors in Maffucci's syndrome is very rare. We report a case of Maffucci's syndrome associated with hyperparathyroidism and multinodular goiter.
ISSN:0019-5154
1998-3611
DOI:10.4103/0019-5154.80418