SPJ
Es un trastorno a menudo transmitido de padres a hijos (hereditario) en el cual la persona desarrolla pólipos intestinales y está en riesgo significativamente mayor de desarrollar ciertos cánceres.
No se conoce la forma como muchas personas resultan afectadas por el síndrome de Peutz-Jeghers (SPJ). Sin embargo, los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud (National Institutes of Health ) estiman que afecta alrededor de 1 de cada 25.000 a 30.000 nacimientos.
Existen dos tipos de SPJ:
Goldman L, Ausiello D. Cecil Textbook of Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007.
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