Primary gastrointestinal lymphoma is the most common type of extra-nodal lymphoma, representing about 30-50% of all extra-nodal involvement. The stomach is the most common site, with the colon and rectum accounting for a minority of occurrences. Primary colorectal lymphoma is uncommon, representing only 0.3% of all large intestinal malignancies and approximately 3% of GI lymphomas with the majority of these being B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) being the most common subtype. We present a case of an 85-year-old male who presented with symptoms suggestive of bowel obstruction, who after further evaluation was diagnosed with primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the colon, DLBCL subtype.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:asrf-1324 |
Date | 12 April 2019 |
Creators | Minhas, Ahmed, Haddad, Ibrahim, Nukavarapu, Manisha, Zhang, Michael, Hidalgo, Diego, Littlefield, Lauren, Bochis, Melania |
Publisher | Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University |
Source Sets | East Tennessee State University |
Detected Language | English |
Type | text |
Source | Appalachian Student Research Forum |
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