Bilateral breast carcinoma developed in a young woman with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. A review of the literature reveals that it is not uncommon for Peutz-Jeghers syndrome to be associated with malignant tumors. A genetic predisposition to cancer development may be part of the spectrum of this syndrome
A family with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and bilateral breast cancer
β Scribed by Elizabeth Riley; Michael Swift
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 687 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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