Atypical presentation of hamartomatous polyp mimicking a malignant tumor

Polyps can be found throughout the intestine, but their presence in the small intestine is unusual. Hamartomatous polyps are seen in pathologies such as Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. We present a 17 year-old male with history of an incidental sigmoid polyp diagnosed as a neuroendocrine tumor, and later fo...

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Main Authors: Patricia Mulero-Soto, Maria Correa-Rivas, Anwar Abdul-Hadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576623000015