TY - JOUR T1 - Lhermitte-Duclos and Cowden diseases: breast cancer as an unusual initial presentation of these overlapping conditions JF - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr.08.2011.4730 VL - 2011 SP - bcr0820114730 AU - Siun Walsh AU - Michael Carter AU - Niall Tubridy AU - Enda W McDermott Y1 - 2011/10/24 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2011/bcr.08.2011.4730.abstract N2 - The authors report the case of a woman presenting with breast cancer who subsequently developed neck pain and ataxia. She had a family history of breast cancer and Cowden disease. A MRI study of the brain revealed a lesion in the cerebellum consistent with Lhermitte-Duclos disease (LDD) and a lesion consistent with a meningioma in the temporal lobe. This case emphasises the importance of awareness of the overlap between LDD and Cowden disease. ER -