In a recent case report, surgeons have identified a rare, life-threatening adenocarcinoma arising within a hamartomatous ...

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is also called intestinal polyposis-cutaneous pigmentation syndrome. It is an inherited or sporadic condition characterized by the development of hamartomatous polyps in the ...

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is an autosomal dominant condition characterized by hamartomatous polyps (Peutz-Jeghers polyps) of the gastrointestinal tract and mucocutaneous freckling. The syndrome is ...

What is the optimal management of residual small bowel polyps in a young woman with Peutz-Jeghers intestinal polyposis? She has had repeated small bowel resections for bowel necrosis after ...

THE clinical condition described by Peutz, 1 of Holland, in 1921 was characterized by him as a remarkable situation of familial polyposis of the mucosa of the small intestine with unusual skin and ...

PJS is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder characterized by mucocutaneous pigmentation, hamartomatous gastrointestinal polyps and cancer predisposition. Although Peutz first recognized the ...

Peutz–Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a hereditary disorder caused by LKB1 gene mutations, and is associated with considerable morbidity and decreased life expectancy. This study was conducted to assess the ...

A 45-year-old man presented with abdominal pain and vomiting. He had abdominal tenderness and hyperpigmented macules on the lips, oral mucosa, and nose. Emergency laparotomy revealed jejunojejunal ...