peutz-jeghers syndrome…

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digestive system organs, peutz-jeghers syndrome, pjs, disorder characterized by intestinal polyps, pigmented spots develop from infancy, childhood around the lips, gums, mucous membranes, skin, polyps develop most commonly, in the small intestine, in the colon, a significant risk of these polyps becoming malignant, of patients developing cancer, studies link pjs, cancers, the gastrointestinal tract, lung, breast, uterus, ovaries, two types of pjs, "familial" pjs, is inherited, "sporadic" pjs, displays no hereditary link, inherited, peutz-jeghers syndrome is transmitted, an autosomal dominant trait, on average, each child of someone, familial pjs has a 50-50 chance of inheriting pjs, a family history of peutz-jeghers syndrome, dark freckles on, around the lips of a newborn, brownish, bluish-gray pigmented spots on the lips, gums, inner lining, the mouth, crampy abdominal pain, vomiting, occasional visible blood, in the stool, intestinal polyps, intussusception, the intestine folds in on, clubbed fingers, toes, exostoses, benign tumors, in the ear, anemia, genetic testing, x-ray of abdomen to detect intestinal polyps, stool guaiac, a test, blood, in the stool, complete blood count, cbc, total iron-binding capacity, tibc, a blood test, polyps biopsy, colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, surgery needed to remove polyps that cause chronic problems, iron supplements help counteract blood loss, monitored periodically to watch, malignant changes in polyps, comprehensive surveillance guidelines, found at geneclinics, a booklet, additional information by johns hopkins university is available at hopkins-coloncancer, information on support groups, found, network, peutz-jeghers, juvenile polyposis syndrome, an electronic mailing list, discussion group, available at acor, depending on what problems develop, intussusception, part intestine folds in on, polyps that lead to cancer, ovarian cysts, sex cord tumors, symptoms of this condition, severe abdominal pain indicates a possible emergency condition intussusception, planning to have children, family history of this condition, to talk, genetic counseling, prospective parents, a family history of peutz-jeghers syndrome, genetic counselors, the cancer genetics services directory.