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- Title
A Case of Small Bowel Perforation due to Enteropathy-Type T-Cell Lymphoma.
- Authors
Yong Seok Kim; Yoo Shin Choi; Jun Seok Park; Beom Gyu Kim; Seong Jae Cha; Kyong Choun Chi; Sung Jun Park; In Taik Chang; Sung Il Park
- Abstract
Enteropathy-type T-cell lymphoma (ETTL) is a rare disease with a poor prognosis. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification, it is a subtype of the peripheral T-cell lymphomas. This disease is associated with gluten-sensitive enteropathy, has a high risk of intestinal perforation and obstruction, and is refractory to chemotherapeutic treatment. We report the case of a 73-year-old woman who was diagnosed with enteropathy-type T-cell lymphoma of the small intestine, which was positive for the markers of cytotoxic T cells, CD3, CD8, and CD56, on immunohistochemical staining after resection of the perforated terminal ileum.
- Subjects
INTESTINAL diseases; T-cell lymphoma; INTESTINAL perforation; CELIAC disease; QUALITATIVE research
- Publication
Yonsei Medical Journal, 2009, Vol 50, Issue 6, p859
- ISSN
0513-5796
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.3349/ymj.2009.50.6.859