Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: need for early screening

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is an autosomal dominant cancer-predisposing condition characterised by intestinal hamartomatous polyps and distinct melanin depositions in skin and mucosa. Small intestinal cancer in patients with PJS usually presents by the third decade. A 7-year-old-PJS boy presented...

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Published in:BMJ Case Rep
Main Authors: Khanna, Kashish, Khanna, Vikram, Bhatnagar, Veereshwar
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
Subjects:
Unusual Association of Diseases/Symptoms
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6301509/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30567229
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-225076
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