title: Primary cecal lymphoma. Report of a case with preoperative diagnosis by fine needle aspiration and immunocytochemistry.
abstract: Fine needle aspiration of a cecal mass was performed on a patient with a cecal tumor and iron-deficiency anemia. Cytologic studies of the air-dried smears showed large cell lymphoma. The diagnosis of large cell lymphoma of the B-cell type was affirmed by immunocytochemical studies and at laparotomy and resection of the tumor. Even under unusual circumstances, the diagnosis of such a rare abdominal lesion as primary cecal lymphoma can be made with certainty by cytologic and immunologic studies of fine needle aspirates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: T Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Sheu
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male