multiple intestinal polyposis


mul·ti·ple in·tes·ti·nal pol·yp·o·sis

[MIM*175100] 1. Synonym(s): familial adenomatous polyposis2. hamartomatous polyposis of the small or large intestine, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome [MIM*175200] with melanin spots on the lips, less common.

mul·ti·ple in·tes·ti·nal pol·y·po·sis

(mŭl'ti-pĕl in-tes'ti-năl pol'i-pō'sis) 1. A disorder that usually begins in late childhood; polyps increase in numbers, causing symptoms of chronic colitis, and carcinoma of the colon almost invariably develops in untreated cases; autosomal dominant inheritance. In Gardner syndrome there are extracolonic changes (e.g., desmoid tumors). 2. Hamartomatous polyposis of the small or large intestine, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome with melanin spots on the lips, less common.

polyposis

(pol?e-po'sis) [? + GR. pous, foot, + ?] Any disease resulting in the growth of multiple polyps.

polyposis coli

Polyposis of the large intestine.

familial adenomatous polyposis

See: familial adenomatous polyposis

multiple intestinal polyposis

Familial adenomatous polyposis.

polyposis ventriculi

The presence of numerous polyps in the stomach, sometimes involving the entire mucosa, accompanied by chronic atrophic gastritis.