Solitary Peutz-Jeghers Polyp in a Paediatric Patient
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Solitary Peutz-Jeghers Polyp in a Paediatric Patient
Hamartomatous polyps of Peutz-Jeghers are mostly found in patients affected by Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS), but they can be rarely encountered in the general population. It is unclear whether a solitary Peutz-Jeghers polyp (PJP) is an incomplete form of PJS or a separate entity. We report a case of solitary PJP in a paediatric patient in whom the other features of PJS were absent. The patient ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Gastroenterology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1662-0631
DOI: 10.1159/000321573