Gut Liver.  2016 Jan;10(1):147-151. 10.5009/gnl14457.

Endoscopic Findings of Enteropathy-Associated T-Cell Lymphoma Type II: A Case Series

• Hong YS
• Woo YS
• Park G
• Lee K
• Kang SH
• Lee HW
• Kim ER
• Hong SN
• Chang DK
• Kim YH
• Rhee PL
• Kim JJ

• KMID: 2382356
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5009/gnl14457

Abstract

Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL) is a rare extranodal T-cell lymphoma arising from the intestine. Two types of EATL have been reported. In contrast to the classic EATL type I, EATL type II occurs sporadically, is unrelated to celiac disease, and comprises 10% to 20% of all EATL cases. A total of five cases of EATL type II were diagnosed at our clinic from January 2009 to September 2012. Four of the five patients were diagnosed with the help of endoscopy. Among the four patients, two of the cases involved both the small and large intestines, whereas in the other two patients, EATL was limited to the small intestine. Common endoscopic findings included innumerable fine granularities (also called mosaic mucosal patterns) and diffuse thickening of the mucosa with a semicircular shallow ulceration in the lesions of the small bowel. In contrast, the endoscopic findings of the colon were nonspecific and could not distinguish EATL type II from other diseases. There are only few published reports regarding the representative endoscopic findings of EATL. Here, we present the clinical and endoscopic findings of four cases of EATL type II diagnosed by endoscopy.

Keyword

Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma type II; Gastrointestinal lymphoma; Endoscopy; Double-balloon enteroscopy

MeSH Terms

Aged
Celiac Disease/complications
*Colonoscopy
Enteropathy-Associated T-Cell Lymphoma/etiology/*pathology
Female
Humans
Intestinal Mucosa/pathology
Intestine, Large/pathology
Intestine, Small/pathology
Male
Middle Aged