Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Defines Vascularization Pattern of Hamartomatous Colonic Polyps in Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome

The hamartomatous polyps in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome may have malignant potential. To differentiate between hamartomatous and adenomas polyps, vascular characterization can be assessed using noninvasive procedures, such as contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). The neo-angiogenic characteristics of colo...

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Autores principales: Badea, Radu, Ciobanu, Lidia, Boţan, Emil, Pojoga, Cristina, Tanţău, Marcel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Gut and Liver 2014
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4215457/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25368757
http://dx.doi.org/10.5009/gnl14044
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Sumario:The hamartomatous polyps in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome may have malignant potential. To differentiate between hamartomatous and adenomas polyps, vascular characterization can be assessed using noninvasive procedures, such as contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). The neo-angiogenic characteristics of colorectal adenomas and carcinomas are expressed as an anarchic vascular pattern observed on CEUS. Using CEUS in a patient with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, we describe for the first time the vascularization of a hamartomatous colonic polyp that exhibits a hierarchy branching pattern.

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