Abstract. Background: Digestive hamartomatous polyps are a rare entity. They may be sporadic (solitary Peutz-Jeghers polyp or solitary ...×Title(Title)MrMsDr.ProfessorFirstName*LastName*Company/InstitutionE-Mail*Message*indicatesrequiredfieldsThissiteisprotectedbyreCAPTCHAandtheGooglePrivacyPolicyandTermsofServiceapply.00×JournalsBooksCollectionsSubjectGuideLogin00JournalMenuJournalHomeAboutThisJournalGuidelinesJournalContactRelatedArticlesContents:allyears×GastrointestinalTumorsDownloadFulltextPDFMini-ReviewFreeAccessHamartomatousTumorsintheGastrointestinalTractCauchinE.·TouchefeuY.·Matysiak-BudnikT.AuthoraffiliationsIMAD,Hepato-GastroenterologyandDigestiveOncology,HôtelDieu/CHUdeNantes,Nantes,FranceCorrespondingAuthorTamaraMatysiak-BudnikIMAD,Hepato-GastroenterologyandDigestiveOncologyHôtelDieu/CHUdeNantes,1placeAlexisRicordeauFR-44093NantesCedex1(France)[email protected]:CowdensyndromeGeneticpredispositionHamartomatouspolyposisHamartomatouspolypsJuvenilepolyposisPeutz-JegherssyndromeRelatedArticlesfor""GastrointestTumors2015;2:65-74https://doi.org/10.1159/000437175AbstractFullTextPDFReferencesExtras:3AbstractBackground:Digestivehamartomatouspolypsarearareentity.Theymaybesporadic(solitaryPeutz-Jegherspolyporsolitaryjuvenilepolyp)orrevealgeneticpredispositionlikePeutz-Jegherssyndrome,juvenilepolyposisorCowdendisease.Summary:Diagnosisisbasedonpersonalandfamilyhistoryandonclinicaldataincludingphysicalsigns(inparticulardermatological),endoscopicfindings(thenumberofpolyps)andhistologicalfeaturesofthepolyps.Theriskofcomplicationsandofdigestiveandextra-digestivecancersmaybehigh,especiallyincaseofgeneticpredispositionsyndromes,andrequiresmultidisciplinarymanagementofthepatients(oncogeneticcounseling,gastroenterologist,pathologist,dermatologist,gynecologistandendocrinologist).Endoscopicevaluationisveryhelpfultoestablishthecurrentsituation,toperformpolypectomyandtoallowforgoodhistologicalexaminationofthepolyps,whosedegenerationhasbeenexceptio