title: [Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and colon adenocarcinoma].
abstract: The Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the presence of hamartomatous polyps and characteristic mucocutaneous pigmentations. It is a rare syndrome and its associated to high risk for both gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal malignancies. The case of a patient, 32 years old, with symptoms of abdominal pain and rectal bleeding is reported. The upper gastric endoscopy and colonoscopy showed hamartomatous polyps and a tumor in the colon. Reported as a tubular polyp with severe dysplasia, the patient underwent surgical treatment. The final anatomopathologic diagnosis was colon adenocarcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Central de la Sanidad, PNP, Peru.
authors.forename: Juan Francisco
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Pinto Sanchéz
authors.forename: Segundo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rebaza Vásquez
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muñoz Mendoza
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maco Cárdenas
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010580:Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome