Extranodal Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of the Small Bowel in Female Patient Causing Intestinal Obstruction: A Case Report
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma is the most common extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the small intestine accounting for more than 50% of cases. Forty percent of these cases initially present with small bowel obstruction. Therefore, the diagnosis is usually established after surgery for bowel obstruc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Vilnius University Press
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Lietuvos Chirurgija |
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| Online Access: | https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/lietuvos-chirurgija/article/view/30776 |
| Summary: | Diffuse large B cell lymphoma is the most common extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the small intestine accounting for more than 50% of cases. Forty percent of these cases initially present with small bowel obstruction. Therefore, the diagnosis is usually established after surgery for bowel obstruction. The treatment is then continued with a certain chemotherapy regimens. We present a case of a 46-years-old female patient with signs of small bowel obstruction due to previously undiagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Postoperatively, the patient was treated with 7 cycles of R-CHOP protocol and complete response was achieved in the short follow-up period.
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| ISSN: | 1392-0995 1648-9942 |