Involution of mucocutaneous pigmentation of the Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome without mucocutaneous pigmentation: a case report
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is a rare condition characterized by mucocutaneous pigmentation, polyposis and an increased cancer risk at a number of gastrointestinal and extra intestinal organs. We present a patient with a history of gastrointestinal bleeding with no mucocutaneous pigmentation. Upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed multiple polyps located in the deuodenum and colon. Hist...
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peutz–jeghers syndrome is a rare condition characterized by mucocutaneous pigmentation, polyposis and an increased cancer risk at a number of gastrointestinal and extra intestinal organs. we present a patient with a history of gastrointestinal bleeding with no mucocutaneous pigmentation. upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed multiple polyps located in the deuodenum and colon. hist...
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Introduction Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is characterized by: (i) autosomal dominant inheritance; (ii) cutaneous pigmentation; (iii) gastro-intestinal polyposis. In all, more than 300 cases have been described with a world-wide distribution and no racial predilection. In 1921 Peutz described 7 cases of multiple intestinal polyps associated with melanin spots on the lips, buccal mucosa and digi...
متن کامل[Peutz-Jeghers syndrome].
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is an inherited disorder which usually debuts during childhood. It is characterized by mucocutaneous pigmentation and hamartomatous polyps in the gastrointestinal tract. Numerous reports indicate a high incidence of gastrointestinal and extraintestinal cancer in these patients, their appearance at a young age, as well as its association with ovarian and testicular tumors....
متن کامل[Peutz-Jeghers syndrome].
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS, MIM 175,2000) is a disease of autosomal dominant inheritance that is characterised by hamartomatous gastrointestinal polyps and mucocutaneous pigmentation. In addition to problems such as intussusception, PJS predisposes to cancers of several sites. The unusual combination of clinical features makes the identification of the defect underlying PJS particularly intere...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.6066.949