Contrast‐enhanced ultrasound of polyp malignant transformation with multiple metastases in a patient with Peutz‐Jeghers syndrome

Abstract

AbstractMulti‐systemic metastasis in patients with Peutz‐Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is very rare, and there are nearly no relevant imaging reports, especially in contrast‐enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). We present here a 40‐year‐old male patient who underwent several partial small bowel resections and endoscopic polypectomy for intestinal polyps. After reviewing the patient's clinical diagnosis and treatment process, CEUS with sulfur hexafluoride microbubbles (SonoVue, Bracco, Milan, Italy) in the liver and gastrointestinal tract was performed. We imaged multiple abnormal masses with sonographic features consistent with malignancies. Combined with other imaging examinations and 18 gauge core‐needle puncture biopsy of liver masses, multiple metastases outside the gastrointestinal tract were considered. This case report suggests CEUS may be an easy, effective, and supplementary method for evaluating PJS patients with suspected multi‐systemic malignant lesions including the gastrointestinal tract.