Benign and malignant neoplasms in a family with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: study of three generations

South Med J. 1991 Oct;84(10):1205-9. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199110000-00011.

Abstract

Three members of a family with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome had intussusception due to intestinal hamartomas. In addition, the grandfather had carcinoma of the jejunum, and the granddaughter had benign ovarian sex cord/stromal tumor causing sexual precocity. Benign and malignant tumors, not often associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, pose a further threat in addition to the gastrointestinal bleeding and obstruction that often complicate this inherited syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / genetics
  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Jejunal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / genetics*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Pedigree
  • Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / genetics
  • Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / pathology*