Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  2008 May;36(5):302-306.

A Case of Primary Rectal Diffuse Large B Cell LymphomaPresented as Multiple Polypoid Lesions

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. jbi@med.yu.ac.kr

Abstract

Primary gastrointestinal lymphoma is a rare disease, and a primary rectal diffuse large B cell lymphoma is rarely encountered. We report a case of a 60-year-old woman with diffuse large B cell lymphoma in the rectum. The patient underwent a low anterior resection six years ago due to a sigmoid colonic adenocarcinoma. The patient had multiple polypoid lesions on the rectum, and the patient was diagnosed with primary rectal diffuse large B cell lymphoma after a biopsy. There were no other lesions detected on a chest and abdomen CT scan. After the administration of combination chemotherapy, the polypoid lesions disappeared.

Keyword

Lymphoma; Rectum; Diffuse large B cell

MeSH Terms

Abdomen
Adenocarcinoma
Biopsy
Colon, Sigmoid
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Humans
Lymphoma
Lymphoma, B-Cell
Middle Aged
Rare Diseases
Rectum
Thorax
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