Overgrowth syndromes
by Cohen, M. Michael, (Meyer Michael)
This is an encyclopedic account of overgrowth syndromes in children who are large at birth or experience excessive postnatal growth or some combination of increased weight, length and head circumference. Many of these syndromes are associated with cancer, which adds to their clinical significance. For each syndrome the authors present a historical perspective and cover epidemiology, causes and molecular biology when known, clinical and pathological features, and diagnosis.
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- Full title :Overgrowth syndromes / M. Michael Cohen, Jr., Giovanni Neri, Rosanna Weksberg.
Summary
This is an encyclopedic account of overgrowth syndromes in children who are large at birth or experience excessive postnatal growth or some combination of increased weight, length and head circumference. Many of these syndromes are associated with cancer, which adds to their clinical significance. For each syndrome the authors present a historical perspective and cover epidemiology, causes and molecular biology when known, clinical and pathological features, and diagnosis.
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- Publication Date:2002.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2002.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xv, 206 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781429440387, 1429440384, 1280761563, 9781280761560, 9786610761562, 6610761566
- oclc:ocn666995194
- LC Classification:RJ482.G76
- Dewey Decimal:618.92/0042
Table of Contents
Perspectives on overgrowth syndromes -- Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome -- Hemihyperphasia (Hemihypertrophy) -- Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome -- Perlman syndrome -- Sotos syndrome -- Weaver syndrome -- Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome -- Proteus syndrome -- Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome, Parkes Weber syndrome, and Sturge-Weber syndrome -- Muffucci syndrome -- Neurofibromatosis -- Fragile X syndrome -- Chromosomal disorders with overgrowth -- Other syndromes -- Maternal and endocrine effects -- Fetal hydrops -- Nonsyndromal overgrowth -- Miscellaneous syndromes and conditions with overgrowth.
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