| Cowden | Surname of the family from which the condition subsequently known as Cowden's disease was first reported. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cowden syndrome | <radiology> Multiple hamartoma syndrome, GI-tract hamartomas (including stomach and colon), breast carcinoma, thyroid carcinoma, circumoral papillomatosis, nodular gingival hyperplasia See also: polyposis syndromes (12 Dec 1998) |
| Cowden's disease | Hypertrichosis and gingival fibromatosis from infancy, accompanied by postpubertal fibroadenomatous breast enlargement; papules of the face are characteristic of multiple trichilemmomas. Synonym: multiple hamartoma syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |