Answer. This syndrome, also considered a variant of FAP, includes multiple pediatric brain tumors (eg, gliomas, ependymomas) in families that also have an ...ForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoSpecialty:MultispecialtyAllergy&ImmunologyAnesthesiologyBusinessofMedicineCardiologyCriticalCareDermatologyDiabetes&EndocrinologyEmergencyMedicineFamilyMedicineGastroenterologyGeneralSurgeryHematology-OncologyHIV/AIDSHospitalMedicineInfectiousDiseasesInternalMedicineMultispecialtyNephrologyNeurologyOb/Gyn&Women'sHealthOncologyOphthalmologyOrthopedicsPathology&LabMedicinePediatricsPlasticSurgeryPsychiatryPublicHealthPulmonaryMedicineRadiologyRheumatologyTransplantationUrologyMedicalStudentsNursesPharmacistsResidentsTodayonMedscapeEdition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSLogInSignUpIt'sFree!Edition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSRegisterLogInNoResultsNoResultsTuesday,February9,2021ForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoclosePleaseconfirmthatyouwouldliketologoutofMedscape.Ifyoulogout,youwillberequiredtoenteryourusernameandpasswordthenexttimeyouvisit.LogoutCancelhttps://profreg.medscape.com/px/getpracticeprofile.do?method=getProfessionalProfile&urlCache=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWVkc2NhcGUuY29tL2Fuc3dlcnMvOTkzMzcwLTE5OTYxNi93aGF0LWlzLXR1cmNvdC1zeW5kcm9tZQ==processing....Drugs&Diseases>Pediatrics:GeneralMedicine>ColorectalTumorsinAdolescentsandYoungAdultsQ&AWhatisTurcotsyndrome?Updated:Jun06,2020Author:JaimeShalkow,MD,FACS;ChiefEditor:CameronKTebbi,MD more...ReferencesShareEmailPrintFeedbackCloseFacebookTwitterLinkedInGoogle+AnswerAnswerThissyndrome,alsoconsideredavariantofFAP,includesmultiplepediatricbraintumors(eg,gliomas,ependymomas)infamiliesthatalsohaveanincreasedriskofpolyposisandcoloncancer.Allpatientswiththissyndromedevelopcarcinomaofthecolonasyoungadults.[12]Colonicadenocarcinomasoccurinthecolonicpolypsandinthemucosabetweenthepolyps.Patientsmaypresentwithchronicbloodydiarrhea,hypoproteinemia,weightloss,anemia,malnutrition