title: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound defines vascularization pattern of hamartomatous colonic polyps in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
abstract: The hamartomatous polyps in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome may have malignant potential. To differentiate between hamartomatous and adenomas polyps, vascular characterization can be assessed using noninvasive procedures, such as contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). The neo-angiogenic characteristics of colorectal adenomas and carcinomas are expressed as an anarchic vascular pattern observed on CEUS. Using CEUS in a patient with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, we describe for the first time the vascularization of a hamartomatous colonic polyp that exhibits a hierarchy branching pattern.
authors.affiliation: Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania ; Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 3rd Medical Clinic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Radu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Badea
authors.affiliation: Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania ; Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 3rd Medical Clinic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ciobanu
authors.affiliation: Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 3rd Medical Clinic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Emil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boţan
authors.affiliation: Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 3rd Medical Clinic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pojoga
authors.affiliation: Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania ; Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 3rd Medical Clinic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanţău
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010580:Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: Colonic polyps; Peutz-Jeghers sydrome; Ultrasound