title: [Peutz-Jeghers syndrome complicated with pulmonary mucinous adenocarcinoma: a case report and review of the literature].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the clinical characteristics, complications and prognosis of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical manifestations, imaging characteristics and pathological data of one patient with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome treated in Shaoxing People's Hospital were presented, and 3 cases of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome complicated with lung cancer reported in the literature were reviewed. The literature review was carried out by searching the Pubmed and CBMdisc database with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and lung cancer as the key words.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient treated in our hospital was a 30-year-old female. The primary manifestations were cough, sputum production and hemoptysis. Multiple gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps were found, and associated with melanin pigmentation of the buccal mucosa, the lips, the hands and the feet. Therefore the diagnosis of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome was made. Chest CT scan showed a peripheral nodule at the right lower lobe, which was confirmed to be lung mucinous adenocarcinoma by surgery and pathology. The 3 cases reported in the literature were males aging from 22 to 43 years old. Cough, expectoration and hemoptysis were defined as the manifestations for 2 patients, and another case was found by physical check-up. They all died within a short period. Pathological study revealed adenocarcinoma of the lung in all the cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Peutz-Jeghers syndrome complicated with lung cancer is rare and has a poor prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, China. lmhhx@163.com
authors.forename: Ming-hui
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ju-xin
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Jian-yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010580:Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D011379:Prognosis