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- Title
Need to Inspect the Total Gastrointestinal Tract of Patients With Malignant Lymphomas.
- Authors
YUKI MARUYAMA; TAKUJI YAMASAKI; HARUNA MIYASHITA; YOSHIHIRO AKITA; YUSUKE NAGATA; RYOSUKE MIYAZAKI; MASAAKI NOGUCHI; RYOICHI SAWADA; AKIHISA HIDAKA; TOSHIYUKI SAKURAI; TOMOHIRO KATO; KAZUKI SUMIYAMA; MASAYUKI SARUTA
- Abstract
Background/Aim: Malignant lymphoma (ML) cases with overlapping gastrointestinal (GI) lesions are often encountered. We aimed to elucidate the importance of examining the GI tract in patients with ML and assess the overlap rate. Patients and Methods: We analysed 190 patients diagnosed with GI MLs. We compared the overlap rates among the different histopathological types. Results: Twenty-five (13.2%) patients had overlapping GI lesions in more than two segments. The overlap rates were 100% in mantle cell lymphomas (MCL), 27.6% in follicular lymphomas (FL), and 16.3% in diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL). MCL, FL, and DLBCL cases showed significantly higher overlap rates than mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma cases (p<0.01). About 64.0% of cases of ML with overlapping lesions involved the small intestine. Conclusion: In GI ML cases, it is ideal to examine the entire GI tract by esophagogastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy, and capsule endoscopy and/or balloon-assisted endoscopy, especially in MCL, FL, and DLBCL.
- Subjects
GASTROINTESTINAL system; HISTOPATHOLOGY; SMALL intestine; DIGESTIVE system endoscopic surgery; MANTLE cell lymphoma
- Publication
In Vivo, 2021, Vol 35, Issue 5, p2585
- ISSN
0258-851X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21873/invivo.12564