Summary
A case of generalized juvenile gastrointestinal polyposis associated with gastric
adenocarcinoma is described.
A 31-year-old male patient developed polyposis of the stomach complicated by gastric
carcinoma and multiple polyps in the colon. Polyps of the stomach and colon were pathologically
consistent with juvenile polyp, but adenomatous changes were also present in a very
small percentage of the juvenile polyps. This case strongly suggests the possibility
of carcinoma developing in patients with generalized juvenile gastrointestinal polyposis.
Key words:
Generalized juvenile gastrointestinal polyposis - Gastric adenocarcinoma
