Gardner's syndrome

Gardner syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by the presence of multiple polyps in the colon together with tumors outside the colon. The extracolonic tumors may include osteomas of the skull, thyroid cancer, epidermoid cysts, fibromas and sebaceous cysts. The countless polyps in the colon predispose to the development of colon cancer. Polyps can also grow in the stomach, duodenum and small bowel. Gardner syndrome is inherited in an autoso... more

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