The Importance of Simultaneous Surgical and Endoscopic Polypectomies in Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome: A Case Report

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome may be presented with gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal malignancies. Herein, we report a case of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome with a malignant intestinal polyp accompanied by synchronous multiple hamartomatous gastrointestinal polyps that was treated with simultaneous surgical...

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Published in:Istanbul medical journal 2020-09, Vol.21 (5), p.404-407
Main Authors: Beyazadam, Damla, Eren, Tunç, Gapbarov, Aman, Şeneldir, Hatice, Özemir, İbrahim Ali, Ekinci, Özgür, Alimoğlu, Orhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
adenocarcinoma
Age
Asymptomatic
Breast cancer
Case reports
Colonoscopy
Colorectal cancer
Endoscopy
Family medical history
Gastric cancer
general surgery
Intestinal obstruction
Ligaments
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical screening
Mutation
Ovarian cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Patients
peutz-jeghers syndrome
Polyps
Surgery
Surveillance
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Summary:Peutz-Jeghers syndrome may be presented with gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal malignancies. Herein, we report a case of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome with a malignant intestinal polyp accompanied by synchronous multiple hamartomatous gastrointestinal polyps that was treated with simultaneous surgical and endoscopic polypectomies.
ISSN:2619-9793
1304-8503
2148-094X
DOI:10.4274/imj.galenos.2020.45549