Medical Dialogues: Rare Finding: Adenocarcinoma Discovered in 17-Year-Old with Peutz–Jeghers Syndrome, Case Report
In a recent case report, surgeons have identified a rare, life-threatening adenocarcinoma arising within a hamartomatous polyp in a 17-year-old with Peutz–Jeghers syndrome (PJS). These findings of the ...
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare, autosomal dominant hamartomatous polyposis syndrome characterized by the presence of distinctive gastrointestinal polyps and mucocutaneous pigmentation. It 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 ...
LA JOLLA, CA—People who suffer from Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, a rare inherited cancer syndrome, develop gastrointestinal polyps and are predisposed to colon cancer and other tumor types. Carefully ...
The New England Journal of Medicine: Gastrointestinal Polyposis with Mucocutaneous Pigmentation (Peutz–Jeghers Syndrome)
The Peutz–Jeghers syndrome has three cardinal features: gastrointestinal polyposis, mucocutaneous pigmentation and inheritance through a mendelian-dominant gene. Select the format you want to export ...
A study in the July 2004 issue of the medical journal Cancer Cell provides scientists with new insights into a rare genetic disorder known as Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), and suggests that a class of ...
ascopubs.org: mTOR Inhibitor Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer in a Patient With Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
mTOR Inhibitor Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer in a Patient With Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
JSTOR Daily: Role of Lkb1, The Causative Gene of Peutz-Jegher's Syndrome, in Embryogenesis and Polyposis
Role of Lkb1, The Causative Gene of Peutz-Jegher's Syndrome, in Embryogenesis and Polyposis