Oral and maxillofacial manifestations of Gardner's syndrome associated with growth hormone deficiency: case report and literature review

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2007 Jun;103(6):e30-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2007.01.013. Epub 2007 Apr 23.

Abstract

Gardner's syndrome (GS) is a hereditary disorder inherited as autosomal dominant with complete penetrance and variable expression. GS is a variant of familial adenomatous polyposis characterized by extracolonic manifestations including osteomas, dental anomalies, and epidermoid cysts. The association between GS and endocrine abnormalities has been well documented but a direct pituitary involvement has never been reported. We present a case of oral and maxillofacial manifestations in an adult patient affected by GS associated with growth hormone deficiency, a hitherto unreported association. The possible pathogenic mechanisms are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Exostoses / etiology
  • Exostoses / surgery
  • Frontal Bone / pathology
  • Frontal Bone / surgery
  • Gardner Syndrome / complications*
  • Human Growth Hormone / deficiency*
  • Humans
  • Hypopituitarism / complications*
  • Male
  • Tooth, Impacted / etiology*
  • Tooth, Impacted / surgery
  • Tooth, Supernumerary / etiology
  • Tooth, Supernumerary / surgery

Substances

  • Human Growth Hormone