Malignant lymphoma in ulcerative colitis. Report of a case.
The authors present the case of a 40-year-old woman with primary malignant lymphoma complicating chronic ulcerative colitis. Twenty-one cases reported in the literature are reviewed and the various available data analyzed. Variations in the distribution of lymphoma in both the normal and colitic bowel supports a relationship between both conditions. Any lymphocytic infiltrate seen in biopsies obtained from ulcerative colitis should be assessed to exclude associated lymphoma. The prognosis is poor.
Department of Surgery, Luton and Dunstable Hospital, Beds, United Kingdom.
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D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology