Multiple lymphomatous polyposis with diffuse involvement of the gastrointestinal tract. Case report

Cestaro, Giovanni and De Rosa, Michele and Vitiello, Chiara and Galloro, G. and Gentile, Maurizio (2013) Multiple lymphomatous polyposis with diffuse involvement of the gastrointestinal tract. Case report. Il giornale di chirurgia, 34 (5/6). pp. 173-175. ISSN 1971-145X

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Abstract

The gastrointestinal tract is the predominant site of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Multiple lynphomatous polyposis is a type of appearance of mantle cell lymphoma. It is characterized by multiple polypoid lesions involving long gastrointestinal tracts and it accounts for only approximately 1-2% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. A 78 years old patient was admitted to our Department of General Surgery with rectal bleeding, abdominal pain and weight loss. Multiple lymphomatous polyposis was detected by endoscopy. Endoscopic biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of mantle cell lymphoma. The patient was transferred to the Department of Hematology for cycles of chemotherapy.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Multiple lymphomatous lymphoma, Mantle cell lymphoma, Polyposis
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 617 Rami vari della medicina; Chirurgia
Depositing User:	Nadia Del Gobbo
Date Deposited:	27 Oct 2016 09:17
Last Modified:	12 Sep 2019 12:34
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/8437

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