A Case of Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome with Whole Gastrointestinal Tract Involvement.
- Author:
Key Hyeon KIM
1
;
Yoon Tae JEEN
;
Bora KEUM
;
Seung Joo NAM
;
Jin Yong PARK
;
Jong Gyu SONG
;
Cho Rong OH
;
Woo Seok CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ytjeen@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome;
Entire gastrointestinal tract
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Child;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Intestinal Polyposis;
Male;
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary;
Polyps;
Wills
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2009;38(1):43-46
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome is a rare condition that is characterized by the development of multiple polyps in the gastrointestinal tract. It is a hamartomatous disorder that was first described in families in 1964. Both sporadic and familial cases with autosomal dominant inheritance have been reported on. Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome is regarded as a distinct from the solitary juvenile polyps that develop in 2% of children and adolescents, and the latter have no malignant potential. We report here on a case of Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome in an 18 year old male along with a review of the relevant literature. The patient had various numbers of different sized pedunculated polyps that were observed throughout the entire gastrointestinal tract.
