A Large Intracolonic Mass in a Patient with Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is characterized by scattered black pigmentations on fingers and lips and multiple polyps in the gastrointestinal tract. Patients with PJS often have severe complications secondary to multiple large polyps. Herein, we present a young woman complicated with a large polyp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Wang, Ran, Qi, Xingshun, Shao, Xiaodong, Guo, Xiaozhong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Iranian Association of Gastroerterology and Hepatology 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5585911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28894521
http://dx.doi.org/10.15171/mejdd.2017.70
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Sumario:Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is characterized by scattered black pigmentations on fingers and lips and multiple polyps in the gastrointestinal tract. Patients with PJS often have severe complications secondary to multiple large polyps. Herein, we present a young woman complicated with a large polyp in her colon without any clinical symptoms. We also emphasized the necessity of early diagnosis and treatment of multiple polyps in such patients.

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