| Literature DB >> 18394383 |
M J Pérez Rodríguez1, F M Anaya Barea, E Galiano Fernández, D de Diego Sierra, I Condado Sánchez-Rojas.
Abstract
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is an inherited disorder which usually debuts during childhood. It is characterized by mucocutaneous pigmentation and hamartomatous polyps in the gastrointestinal tract. Numerous reports indicate a high incidence of gastrointestinal and extraintestinal cancer in these patients, their appearance at a young age, as well as its association with ovarian and testicular tumors. An aggressive approach of these patients seems to be necessary. We report the case of two brothers suffering from Peutz-Jeghers syndrome whose father and grandfather died as a consequence of the progression of an intestinal cancer related to the syndrome.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18394383 DOI: 10.1157/13117709
Source DB: PubMed Journal: An Pediatr (Barc) ISSN: 1695-4033 Impact factor: 1.500