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==Overview== | |||
Some patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome may have positive [[stool guaiac test]] and [[anemia]], which are usually suggestive of [[Colorectal cancer|colon cancer]]. | |||
==Laboratory Findings== | |||
The following laboratory tests may be helpful in the diagnosis of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome:<ref name="KopacovaTacheci2009">{{cite journal|last1=Kopacova|first1=Marcela|last2=Tacheci|first2=Ilja|last3=Rejchrt|first3=Stanislav|last4=Bures|first4=Jan|title=Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: Diagnostic and therapeuticapproach|journal=World Journal of Gastroenterology|volume=15|issue=43|year=2009|pages=5397|issn=1007-9327|doi=10.3748/wjg.15.5397}}</ref> | |||
*'''Stool:''' | |||
:*[[Stool guaiac test]] | |||
*'''Blood:''' | |||
:*[[Complete blood count]] (CBC) to detect [[anemia]] | |||
:*[[Serum iron]], [[total iron-binding capacity]], and [[serum]] [[ferritin]] to detect [[iron deficiency anemia]] | |||
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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
Some patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome may have positive stool guaiac test and anemia, which are usually suggestive of colon cancer.
Laboratory Findings
The following laboratory tests may be helpful in the diagnosis of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome:[1]
- Stool:
- Blood:
- Complete blood count (CBC) to detect anemia
- Serum iron, total iron-binding capacity, and serum ferritin to detect iron deficiency anemia
References
- ↑ Kopacova, Marcela; Tacheci, Ilja; Rejchrt, Stanislav; Bures, Jan (2009). "Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: Diagnostic and therapeuticapproach". World Journal of Gastroenterology. 15 (43): 5397. doi:10.3748/wjg.15.5397. ISSN 1007-9327.