Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  2000 Aug;21(2):642-648.

A Case of Multiple Lymphomatous Polyposis Developed after Complete Remission of Diffuse Large B-cell Type Nasopharyngeal Lymphoma

• Park DK
• Jeen YT
• Chun HJ
• Hur BW
• Seo YS
• Kang CD
• Lee JW
• Song CW
• Um SH
• Kim CD
• Ryu HS
• Hyun JH
• Kim IS

Abstract

Multiple lymphomatous polyposis (MLP) is a term used to describe malignant lymphoma of the gastrointestinal tract that manifest as polyposis. MLP is believed to represent gastrointestinal involvement by mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), primarily based on its histologic and immunophenotypic similarities with MCL. We have experienced a case of MCL presented as a peculiar feature of multiple lymphomatous polyposis in a 49-year old male patient. He had been diagnosed diffuse large B cell lymphoma of nasopharynx and treated by radiation therapy and CHOP chemotherapy. He newly developed MCL after 10 years in complete remission of diffuse large B cell lymphoma. After newly developed lymphoma was compared with former diagnosed lymphoma, we concluded that they were not same type each other. We reviewed a total of 13 patients including this case, of MLP, which were reported in various Korean literature, and literatures are reviewed.

Keyword

Multiple lymphomatous polyposis; Complete remission; Nasopharyngeal lymphoma

MeSH Terms

B-Lymphocytes*
Drug Therapy
Gastrointestinal Tract
Humans
Lymphoma*
Lymphoma, B-Cell
Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell
Male
Middle Aged
Nasopharynx