Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of 38 PJS patients.
| Characteristic | Patients (n = 38) |
|---|---|
| Demographics, n (%) | |
| Familial probands | 15 (39%) |
| Relatives | 12 (32%) |
| Sporadic | 11 (29%) |
| Female | 15 (40%) |
| Male | 23 (60%) |
| Symptoms, n (%) | |
| Mucocutaneous pigmentation | 38 (100%) |
| Gastrointestinal polyps | 32 (84%) |
| Abdominal pain | 26 (68%) |
| Surgery | 19 (50%) |
| Gastrointestinal bleeding | 18 (47%) |
| Intestinal construction | 17 (45%) |
| Malignancy | 3 (8%) |
| Reason of initial evaluation, n (%) | |
| Intestinal construction | 14 (37%) |
| Family history | 10 (26%) |
| Gastrointestinal bleeding | 9 (24%) |
| Mucocutaneous pigmentation | 3 (8%) |
| Diarrhea | 2 (5%) |