Chronic radiation enteritis complicating non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
A case of radiation enteritis in a patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is described. The patient's complaints suggested recurrence of her lymphoma and radiographic studies were nondiagnostic of radiation-induced enteritis, delaying diagnosis and appropriate therapy. An inadvertent error in radiotherapy technic and fibrous adhesions resulting from the staging laparotomy contributed to the radiation injury. Radiation enteritis is a rare complication of irradiation of abdominal lymphoma, but it must be considered by physicians who encounter a similar situation.
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004751:Enteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods