A solitary gastric Peutz-Jeghers type polyp: report of a case.
Peutz-Jeghers type polyps of the stomach are rare and almost always associated with intestinal polyposis and mucocutaneous pigmentation; a condition known as Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. The case presented in this report refers to a woman found to have a large solitary Peutz-Jeghers type polyp of the stomach, with a maximal diameter of 7cm. Extended investigation did not reveal intestinal polyposis or any other sign of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Because of the size of the polyp, a partial gastrectomy was performed. To the best of our knowledge, there are only three other reports in the literature of a solitary Peutz-Jeghers type gastric polyp occurring in the absence of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. This patient is scheduled to undergo a follow-up examination every 2 years to detect any sign of the development of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome or malignancies commonly associated with it.
Sakadamis
A K
AK
Second Surgical Propedeutical Department, Aristotelian University--Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Ballas
K D
KD
Fardellas
J G
JG
Papanikolaou
A
A
D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010580:Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed