• Med Princ Pract · Jan 2014

    Case Reports

    Rectal carcinoma in a young female patient with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: a case report.

    • Hsiang-Lin Tsai, Chih-Hung Lin, Ya-Lin Cheng, Ching-Wen Huang, and Jaw-Yuan Wang.
    • Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.
    • Med Princ Pract. 2014 Jan 1; 23 (1): 89-91.

    ObjectiveTo report a case of rectal cancer in a patient with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS).Clinical Presentation And InterventionA 20-year-old woman with intermittent bloody stool of 4 months was admitted for examination. Gastroendoscopy revealed multiple polyps involving the stomach, small intestine, colon and a rectal adenocarcinoma. A diagnosis of PJS was made based on intestinal polyps with characteristic pathology and melanotic macules on the lips. After surgery and chemotherapy upon follow-up at 8 months, the patient did not have any signs of recurrence.ConclusionThis case showed that rectal carcinoma should be considered for young patients with PJS.© 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel.

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