[Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (mucocutaneous melanosis associated with gastrointestinal polyposis). Presentation of 5 cases presenting in the same family].

Abstract

Five brothers suffering from Peutz-Jeghers syndrome with freckles in the skin of the face and mucous membrane of the oral cavity, and intestinal polyps are reported. These patients have not been traditionally considered of being at risk. The current opinion is that patients with this disorder can develop malignancies in the gastrointestinal tract, and tumors in other organs.