[Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and colon adenocarcinoma]

Rev Gastroenterol Peru. 2004 Oct-Dec;24(4):363-6.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

The Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the presence of hamartomatous polyps and characteristic mucocutaneous pigmentations. It is a rare syndrome and its associated to high risk for both gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal malignancies. The case of a patient, 32 years old, with symptoms of abdominal pain and rectal bleeding is reported. The upper gastric endoscopy and colonoscopy showed hamartomatous polyps and a tumor in the colon. Reported as a tubular polyp with severe dysplasia, the patient underwent surgical treatment. The final anatomopathologic diagnosis was colon adenocarcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / complications*
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Adult
  • Colectomy / methods
  • Colonic Neoplasms / complications*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Colonic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Colonoscopy
  • Female
  • Hamartoma / complications*
  • Hamartoma / pathology
  • Hamartoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / complications*
  • Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / pathology
  • Treatment Outcome