Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Sindrome Rothmund-Thomposon
Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (ROT-moond-TOM-sun SIN-drome)
A rare inherited disorder that affects the skin and many other parts of the body, including the bones, eyes, nose, hair, nails, teeth, testes, and ovaries. People with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome have an increased risk of osteosarcoma (bone cancer). Also called RTS.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.