"Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A hereditary disease caused by autosomal dominant mutations involving CHROMOSOME 19. It is characterized by the presence of INTESTINAL POLYPS, consistently in the JEJUNUM, and mucocutaneous pigmentation with MELANIN spots of the lips, buccal MUCOSA, and digits.
| Descriptor ID |
D010580
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.700.705 C06.405.469.578.750 C16.320.700.705 C17.800.621.430.530.550.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome- Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
- Peutz Jeghers Syndrome
- Syndrome, Peutz-Jeghers
- Polyposis, Hamartomatous Intestinal
- Hamartomatous Intestinal Polyposes
- Hamartomatous Intestinal Polyposis
- Intestinal Polyposes, Hamartomatous
- Intestinal Polyposis, Hamartomatous
- Polyposes, Hamartomatous Intestinal
- Peutz-Jegher's Syndrome
- Peutz Jegher's Syndrome
- Peutz-Jegher Syndrome
- Syndrome, Peutz-Jegher's
- Peutz-Jeghers Polyposis
- Peutz Jeghers Polyposis
- Polyposis, Peutz-Jeghers
- Periorificial Lentiginosis Syndrome
- Periorificial Lentiginosis Syndromes
- Syndrome, Periorificial Lentiginosis
- Syndromes, Periorificial Lentiginosis
- Lentiginosis, Perioral
- Lentiginoses, Perioral
- Perioral Lentiginoses
- Perioral Lentiginosis
- Polyps-and-Spots Syndrome
- Polyps and Spots Syndrome
- Polyps-and-Spots Syndromes
- Syndrome, Polyps-and-Spots
- Syndromes, Polyps-and-Spots
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Solitary Peutz-Jeghers Type Polyp of Jejunum with Gastric Fundic and Antral Gland Lining Mucosa: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Int J Surg Pathol. 2022 Aug; 30(5):539-542.
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Pathology of the hereditary colorectal carcinoma. Fam Cancer. 2008; 7(1):15-26.
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Malignant ovarian sex cord tumor with annular tubules in a patient with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: a case report. Mod Pathol. 2000 Apr; 13(4):466-70.