Diagnostic difficulty in Peutz–Jeghers syndrome

Diagnostic difficulty in Peutz–Jeghers syndrome

A case of diagnostic difficulty facing the patient with colonic polyposis secondary to Peutz–Jeghers syndrome, but without family history and pathognomonic clinical features of the disease, is illustrated. The exams, including biopsy, led to diagnostic uncertainty and the definitive diagnosis was ch...

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Main Authors: Jenifer Loureiro, Gian Luigi Menegazzo, Lucas Vergamini, Roberto Carmagnani Pestana, Fernanda Bellotti Formiga, Marcella Guilherme Carolino de Sousa, Thais Yuka Takahashi, Felipe Silveira, Paulo de Azeredo Passos Candelária, Dino Martini Filho, Fang Chia Bin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936314001014

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