| Jeghers, Harold | <person> U.S. Physician, *1904. See: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, Jeghers-Peutz syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Jeghers-Peutz syndrome | <radiology> Autosomal dominant (50% sporadic), hamartomas, primarily of small bowel, also: stomach, colon, occasionally of urinary or respiratory tract, mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation, increased risk of GI and non-GI tumours! (NEJM 1988) Cf: polyposis syndromes (12 Dec 1998) |
| peutz-jeghers syndrome | <radiology> Autosomal dominant (50% sporadic), hamartomas, primarily of small bowel, also: stomach, colon, occasionally of urinary or respiratory tract, mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation, increased risk of GI and non-GI tumours! (NEJM 1988) Cf: polyposis syndromes (12 Dec 1998) |
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