Oral and perioral pigmented macules in a patient with gastric and intestinal polyposis.
A case of hereditary intestinal polyposis and orofacial pigmentation is presented. Recognition of the characteristic pigmentation by dentists may lead to early diagnosis of associated hamartomatous polyps or neoplastic disease that may be life-threatening.
D000293:Adolescent; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010580:Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000473:pathology