A Pediatric Radiology Textbook and Pediatric Radiology Digital Library
Pediatric Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
Etiology: GI hamartomas
Complications: malignant transformation rare, life time cancer risk > 90% (pancreas + breast)
Clinical: skin / mucosal pigmentation
Radiology Cases of Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
AP (left) and lateral (right) spot images from an upper GI show several round filling defects in the proximal jejunum, the most notable being in the left-most aspect of the AP image.