2013
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.104674
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Familial leiomyomatosis cutis affecting nine family members in two successive generations including four cases of Reed′s syndrome

Abstract: Reed's syndrome or familial leiomyomatosis cutis et uteri is an autosomal dominant disorder, characterized by multiple cutaneous and uterine leiomyomas. We report here a case of a 53-year-old woman who presented to us with multiple painful nodules over different parts of her body. Based on the histopathological examination, imaging, and past medical records, a diagnosis of Reed's syndrome was made. Three of her sisters had similar disease. Subsequently, it was found that a total of nine members of their family… Show more

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“…Although RS is quite rare, dermatologists should bear it in mind in patients with multiple leiomyomas because of the risk of severe uterine fibroids and in some cases aggressive renal cancer [17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22]. Even though cutaneous leiomyomas are benign tumors, women affected by this condition can develop uterine fibroids with pain, menorrhagia and infertility.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although RS is quite rare, dermatologists should bear it in mind in patients with multiple leiomyomas because of the risk of severe uterine fibroids and in some cases aggressive renal cancer [17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22]. Even though cutaneous leiomyomas are benign tumors, women affected by this condition can develop uterine fibroids with pain, menorrhagia and infertility.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Bu hastalarda Reed's sendromu, polisitemiya ve renal hücreli karsinomla ilişki saptanmıştır. 8 1958 yılında Kloepfer ve ark., multipl hastalarda otozomal dominant genin inkomplet penetrans ile geçebileceğini gös-termişlerdir. 9 Mandal ve ark.nın bildirdiği, multipl lezyonları olan 53 yaşındaki bir hastanın ailesinde benzer lezyonlara sahip bireyler olduğu görülmüş-tür.…”
Section: Genç Bir Erkekte Multipl Leiomiyomunclassified
“…Bu bulgularla hastaya Reed sendromu tanısı konulmuştur. 8 Multipl kutanöz leiomiyomlar ve uterus leiomiyomu birlikteliği "Reed sendromu" olarak adlandırılmaktadır. Fumarat hidrataz mutasyonu saptanan bu kişilerde %2-6 oranında renal hücreli karsinom gelişebilmekte-dir.…”
Section: Genç Bir Erkekte Multipl Leiomiyomunclassified
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