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Gastric involvement in juvenile polyposis associated with germline SMAD4 mutations: an entity characterized by a mixed hypertrophic and polypoid gastropathy.
Gastroenterologie clinique et biologique - 1 May 2008
Pintiliciuc O G, Heresbach D, de-Lajarte-Thirouard A-S, Dugast C, Reignier A, Cottereau J, Bretagne J-F
Abstract excerpt
Exclusively gastric form of juvenile polyposis associated with germline SMAD4 mutation is a rare clinical entity and is usually difficult to diagnose in the absence of colorectal lesions. We describe the phenotype of two unrelated cases of exclusive or predominant gastric expression of juvenile polyposis. Endoscopically, we found an unusual hypertrophic and polypoid gastropathy with abundant mucus adhering to the...
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