Mantle zone lymphoma of the colon simulating diffuse inflammatory bowel disease. Role of immunohistochemistry in establishing the diagnosis.
We describe the first reported case of mantle zone lymphoma of the colon presenting as diffuse ileocolitis simulating severe inflammatory bowel disease. This case serves to illustrate the importance of immunohistochemistry in establishing the diagnosis of lymphoma in extranodal sites.
McCullough
J E
JE
Division of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.
Kim
C H
CH
Banks
P M
PM
D000328:Adult; D003106:Colon / Q000737:chemistry; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male