Primary small cell type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the colon: a case report
Open Access
- 19 September 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Vol. 14 (1), 1-3
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02500-y
Abstract
Primary lymphoma of the colon is exceedingly rare and comprises 0.2–1% of all colon tumors. The most common subtype of lymphoma in the colon is non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Symptoms are often nonspecific, and treatment varies between chemotherapy alone and a combination of surgery and chemotherapy. We describe a case of a Ashkenazi Jew patient who presented in the typical way that carcinoma of the colon might present but turned out to have a very rare type of tumor in both its histology and its location. There was apparent discordance between the relative bulkiness and gross appearance of the tumor with the unrevealing result of the biopsies, demanding a high level of suspicion as to the actual presence and possible type of such a tumor in the future.Keywords
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