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PATOLOGY (PIGMENTED LESIONS) > PEUTZ-JEGHERS SYNDROME (Hereditary Intestinal Polyposis Syndrome) > Flashcards

PEUTZ-JEGHERS SYNDROME (Hereditary Intestinal Polyposis Syndrome) Flashcards

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CONCEPT

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AUTO SOMAL DOMINANT GENETIC DISEASE

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ASPECT

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  • MULTIPLE PIGMENTED MACULES/GASTROINTESTINAL POLYPS
  • INTRAORAL/PERIORAL MACULES BEFORE PIGMENTATION OTHER REGIONS
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AREAS

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  • LOWER LIPS (MOST AFFECTED)/BUCCAL MUCOSA/GINGIVA/HARD PALATE
  • POLYPS IN SMALL INTESTIN (JEJUM AND ILEUM)
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SIGNAL OF POLYPS

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STOMACH PAINS/RECTAL BLEEDING/DIHARREA

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CHARACTERISTICS

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INCREASED INCIDENCE OF CANCER (GASTRO INTESTINAL TRACT/ADENOCARCINOMA/OVARY/BREAST/ MALE/FAMALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT

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