Enteritis cystica profunda in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Report of a case and review of the literature.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-1987
Abstract
The hereditary condition known as Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is characterized by mucosal pigmentation and gastrointestinal polyps. The polyps, usually pedunculated hamartomas, are significant only for the symptoms they cause. Intramural lesions also have been described with gross microscopic features that are often interpreted as malignant. Careful evaluation may show most of these lesions to be enteritis cystica profunda. These rarely diagnosed but benign tumors have very different implications for treatment and prognosis.
Volume
30
Issue
3
First Page
192
Last Page
198
ISSN
0012-3706
Published In/Presented At
Dippolito, A. D., Aburano, A., Bezouska, C. A., & Happ, R. A. (1987). Enteritis cystica profunda in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Report of a case and review of the literature. Diseases of the colon and rectum, 30(3), 192–198. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02554338
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
3829862
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article