Solitary Peutz–Jeghers type hamartoma in a Nigerian: A case report of a rare finding and review of literature.
| dc.contributor.author | Oluyemi, A.O | |
| dc.contributor.author | Odeghe, E.A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Awolola, N.A | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-15T21:46:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-15T21:46:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: We report a case of solitary Peutz–Jeghers (P‑J) type hamartomatous polyp in the sigmoid colon of an asymptomatic Nigerian without other diagnostic criteria for full‑blown P‑J syndrome. Case Report: During colonoscopy for a 58‑year‑old man, a solitary, pedunculated polyp was seen in the sigmoid colon. Histopathological examination of the endoscopically resected mass revealed the classical features of P‑J type hamartoma. A search for lentigines on the skin or mucous buccal membranes was negative. There is no family history of such findings. Conclusion: The case here presented is truly rare as a review of the scientific literature appears, to the best of our knowledge, not to contain such a unique presentation from our locality nor indeed from among Black Africans. We conducted a review of the literature and wished to highlight the evolving concept that solitary P‑J polyps be considered a distinct disease entity when it appears in the absence of other features of the syndrome complex | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Oluyemi AO, Odeghe EA, Awolola NA. Solitary Peutz–Jeghers type hamartoma in a Nigerian: A case report of a rare finding and review of literature. Ann Afr Med 2021;20,307-9. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/10392 | |
| dc.subject | Colonoscopy, mucocutaneous pigmentation, Nigeria, Peutz–Jeghers syndrome, solitary Peutz–Jeghers hamartoma | en_US |
| dc.title | Solitary Peutz–Jeghers type hamartoma in a Nigerian: A case report of a rare finding and review of literature. | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |