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- Title
Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the ascending colon.
- Authors
Barbaryan, Aram; Ali, Alaa M.; Kwatra, Shawn G.; Saba, Raya; Prueksaritanond, Suartcha; Hussain, Nasir; Mirrakhimov, Aibek E.; Vladimirskiy, Natalya; Zdunek, Teresita; Gilman, Alan D.
- Abstract
Primary colorectal lymphoma is a rare malignancy accounting for 3% of all gastrointestinal lymphomas and 0.1-0.5% of all colorectal malignancies. Among primary colorectal lymphomas, the most common histological subtype of colorectal lymphoma is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. We report a case of an 84- year old Caucasian female who was admitted to the hospital because of a 2 days history of altered mental status. In the emergency department the patient was found to have acute kidney injury and hypercalcemia. On physical examination a large lower quadrant abdominal mass was palpated. Computed tomography scan of abdomen confirmed the presence of a mass along the cecum and proximal ascending colon. Colonoscopy showed a large ulcerated mass and biopsy was consistent with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The patient underwent colectomy but refused to receive chemotherapy.
- Subjects
B cell lymphoma; GASTROINTESTINAL tumors; CAUCASIAN race; HYPERCALCEMIA; COMPUTED tomography; COLONOSCOPY; COLECTOMY; CANCER chemotherapy; PATIENTS; DISEASES
- Publication
Rare Tumors, 2013, Vol 5, Issue 2, p85
- ISSN
2036-3605
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4081/rt.2013.e23