A case of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome which was characterized by systemic mucocutaneous pigmentation and intestinal polyps in addition to cervical polyp was presented with the brief review-of literature. This 52-year-old woman who was noted of skin pigmentation at the age of 42 years, has not recognized any subjective symptoms as an intestinal disorder.
The body was in light brownish skin, and the sun exposured area such as face, both arms and hands were deeply pigmented and there were discrete, flat and pigmented spots diffusely, scattered over the whole body, particularly prominent on both cheeks, gingival and end of tongue. The radiological examination including the upper gastrointestinal series, small bowel series and colon study did not reveal any evidence of abnormality. However, small bean sized polyp with multiple minute polyps surrounding were demonstrable by the sigmoidoscopic examination, and a cervical polyp measuring 7X7 mm in diameter, was found in vaginal examination. There was no history of intestinal disorder and skin pigmentation suggesting Peutz-Jeghers syndrome among the persons of the intimate fairly or previous generation.
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