Two Cases of a Solitary Peutz-Jeghers Polyp in the Rectum.
- Author:
Il Young YOU
1
;
Sei Jin YOUN
;
Won Joong JEON
;
Byeongseong KO
;
Hee Bok CHAE
;
Seon Mee PARK
;
Ho chang LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea. sjyoun@chungbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome;
Solitary Peutz-Jeghers polyp
- MeSH:
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome;
Pigmentation;
Polyps;
Rectum
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2008;36(2):107-111
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder in which multiple hamartomatous polyps are present in the gastrointestinal tract in association with distinctive mucocutaneous pigmentation. A single hamartomatous polyp arising in a patient without pigmentation or familial history of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is termed a solitary Peutz-Jeghers polyp; such a case is rare and would result in a case report being presented even in other countries. We experienced two cases of a solitary Peutz-Jeghers polyp that developed in the rectum, and report the cases with a review of the literature.
