Metachronous triple cancer associated with Peutz–Jeghers syndrome treated with curative surgery: a case report

Metachronous triple cancer associated with Peutz–Jeghers syndrome treated with curative surgery: a case report

Abstract Background Peutz–Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by mucocutaneous pigmentation and hamartomatous gastrointestinal polyposis. It is well known that individuals with PJS are at an increased risk of cancer in a variety of organs. Case presentation Here, w...

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Main Authors: Toru Yoshikawa, Tomoyuki Abe, Hironobu Amano, Keiji Hanada, Tomoyuki Minami, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Shuji Yonehara, Masahiro Nakahara, Hideki Ohdan, Toshio Noriyuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-08-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Curative surgery
Metachronous cancer
Peutz–Jeghers syndrome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0492-6

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