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 l...

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Autores principales: Mozaffar, Mohammad, Sobhiyeh, Mohammad Reza, Hasani, Mohammad, Fallah, Mahtab
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4017480/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24834220
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author Mozaffar, Mohammad
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Fallah, Mahtab
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description 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. Histopathological evaluation of the polyps revealed hamartomatous polyps of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
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spelling pubmed-40174802014-05-15 Peutz-Jeghers syndrome without mucocutaneous pigmentation: a case report Mozaffar, Mohammad Sobhiyeh, Mohammad Reza Hasani, Mohammad Fallah, Mahtab Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench 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. Histopathological evaluation of the polyps revealed hamartomatous polyps of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC4017480/ /pubmed/24834220 Text en Copyright © 2012 Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly.
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