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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

autosomal dominant (50% sporadic)
hamartomas
- primarily of SB
- also: stomach, colon
- occasionally of urinary or respiratory tract
mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation
increased risk of GI + non-GI tumors! (NEJM 1988)

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013