Primary colonic natural-killer T-cell lymphoma mimicking Crohn's disease.
| Title: | Primary colonic natural-killer T-cell lymphoma mimicking Crohn's disease. |
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| Authors: | Chou, JW1, Wu, YH1, Huang, PJ1 helic86@yahoo.com.tw |
| Source: | Journal of Postgraduate Medicine. Apr-Jun2024, Vol. 70 Issue 2, p119-120. 2p. |
| Subject Terms: | *EXTRANODAL NK-T-cell lymphoma, *DYSENTERY, *BIOPSY, *CROHN'S disease, *DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis, *KILLER cells, *COMPUTED tomography, *FEVER, *TREATMENT effectiveness, *COLON tumors, *IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY, *COLONOSCOPY, *MESENTERIC artery, *COMORBIDITY, *ABDOMINAL radiography |
| Abstract: | The article describes the case of a 63-year old man diagnosed with primary colonic natural-killer T-cell lymphoma mimicking Crohn's disease. The patient demonstrated a diffuse edematous wall of the colon, multiple large and deep skipped ulcers, and infiltration of lymphoplasmacytic cells and neutrophils in lamina propria. He underwent laparoscopy with a colostomy and subtotal colectomy. The clinical presentations of natural-killer T-cell lymphoma are discussed |
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