title: Rectal carcinoma in a young female patient with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: a case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of rectal cancer in a patient with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS).
  
  
  METHODS
  A 20-year-old woman with intermittent bloody stool of 4 months was admitted for examination. Gastroendoscopy revealed multiple polyps involving the stomach, small intestine, colon and a rectal adenocarcinoma. A diagnosis of PJS was made based on intestinal polyps with characteristic pathology and melanotic macules on the lips. After surgery and chemotherapy upon follow-up at 8 months, the patient did not have any signs of recurrence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case showed that rectal carcinoma should be considered for young patients with PJS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Hsiang-Lin
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Chih-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ya-Lin
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Ching-Wen
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jaw-Yuan
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010580:Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy