Gastroenterology Research, ISSN 1918-2805 print, 1918-2813 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 11, Number 2, April 2018, pages 150-153

Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome Presenting as Colonic Intussusception: A Rare Entity

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Characteristic hyperpigmented macules of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome on the patient’s lips.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Characteristic hyperpigmented macules of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome on the patient’s fingers.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Computerized tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen showing findings of a segment of large intestine invaginating into the adjoining intestinal lumen at the level of the splenic flexure, consistent with an intussusception that had caused large bowel obstruction.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Colonoscopy showing multiple polyps in the descending colon and sigmoid colon.
Figure 5.
Figure 5. (a) Biopsies (hematoxylin and eosin stain) (× 400) revealed a polyp with proliferation of the smooth muscle bundle. (b) Immunohistochemistry (IHC) stained positive for smooth muscle actin (SMA) (× 100) indicating smooth muscle origin with central core branching of the smooth muscle consistent with hamartomatous polyps.