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At time of diagnosis, screening for cancerous lesions among patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome include the following:<ref name="SyngalBrand2015">{{cite journal|last1=Syngal|first1=Sapna|last2=Brand|first2=Randall E|last3=Church|first3=James M|last4=Giardiello|first4=Francis M|last5=Hampel|first5=Heather L|last6=Burt|first6=Randall W|title=ACG Clinical Guideline: Genetic Testing and Management of Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Syndromes|journal=The American Journal of Gastroenterology|volume=110|issue=2|year=2015|pages=223–262|issn=0002-9270|doi=10.1038/ajg.2014.435}}</ref>
At time of diagnosis, screening for cancerous lesions among patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome include the following:
*Small bowel video capsule endoscopy (every 3 years)
*Small bowel video capsule endoscopy (every 3 years)
*Stomach [[Esophagogastroduodenoscopy]] (every 3 years)
*Stomach [[Esophagogastroduodenoscopy]] (every 3 years)

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2]

Overview

Screening for cancerous lesions by small intestine radiography, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), colonoscopy, pancreatic ultrasound, pelvic ultrasound, mammography, and Papanicolaou test (Pap test) is recommended among patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.

Screening

Patients who are at risk of developing Peutz-Jeghers syndrome are screened for the locations of the hamartomas by:[1]

At time of diagnosis, screening for cancerous lesions among patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome include the following:

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  1. Syngal, Sapna; Brand, Randall E; Church, James M; Giardiello, Francis M; Hampel, Heather L; Burt, Randall W (2015). "ACG Clinical Guideline: Genetic Testing and Management of Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Syndromes". The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 110 (2): 223–262. doi:10.1038/ajg.2014.435. ISSN 0002-9270.