Adenocarcinoma of the rectum arising in a hamartomatous polyp in a patient with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
- 1 November 1983
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Digestive Diseases and Sciences
- Vol. 28 (11) , 1047-1051
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01311735
Abstract
The malignant potential of the hamartomatous polyps in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome has been debated. Although this is a very rare event, these polyps can undergo carcinomatous transformation, as demonstrated by this report of a 37-year-old man with well-documented Peutz-Jeghers syndrome who developed an invasive grade 2 adenocarcinoma on the surface of a hamartomatous polyp in the rectum.Keywords
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