03-14-2006, 02:09 PM
A gastroenterologist performs a colonoscopy on a patient with a
family history of gastric and colon cancer and discovers multiple
polyps. Biopsy of one lesion reveals a benign hamartoma. On physical
exam the patient is noted to have dark pigmentation of the buccal
mucosa and lips. What is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Adenomatous polyposis coli
B. Gardner's syndrome
C. Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
D. Turcot's syndrome
family history of gastric and colon cancer and discovers multiple
polyps. Biopsy of one lesion reveals a benign hamartoma. On physical
exam the patient is noted to have dark pigmentation of the buccal
mucosa and lips. What is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Adenomatous polyposis coli
B. Gardner's syndrome
C. Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
D. Turcot's syndrome