Perforated small bowel lymphoma: a rare presentation of Crohn's disease.
Abdalrahman N HerbawiOsama HroubOmar H SalloumKareem IbraheemQusai A AlsalahAhmad G HammouriRafiq SalhabPublished in: Journal of surgical case reports (2024)
Adenocarcinoma and lymphoma, potential complications of Crohn's disease (CD), may result in small intestinal perforations, particularly in those on immunosuppressive therapy. The ileum is typically the site of small intestinal perforations in CD, and the link between CD and lymphoma remains uncertain. This case report explores a long-term CD patient on immunosuppressive therapy who presented with acute abdominal pain. Imaging revealed signs of intestinal perforation, successfully managed with surgery. The final pathology report confirms the diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. This report sheds light on the complicated nature of gastrointestinal lymphoma in CD patients.
Keyphrases
- diffuse large b cell lymphoma
- case report
- epstein barr virus
- nk cells
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- minimally invasive
- newly diagnosed
- stem cells
- abdominal pain
- mass spectrometry
- peritoneal dialysis
- coronary artery disease
- prognostic factors
- coronary artery bypass
- patient reported outcomes
- bone marrow
- rectal cancer
- risk assessment
- climate change
- single cell
- locally advanced
- smoking cessation