Lhermitte-Duclos disease: A rare disorder characterized by a slow growing brain tumor located in the cerebellum. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Lhermitte-Duclos disease is available below.
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A hereditary disease characterized by multiple ectodermal, mesodermal, and endodermal nevoid and neoplastic anomalies. Papules of the face and oral mucosa are the most characteristic lesion. Other changes occur in the skin, in the thyroid, the breast, the gastrointestinal system, and the nervous system. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Lhermitte-Duclos disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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