Jejunal malignant lymphoma in a patient with adult-onset hypo-gamma-globulinemia and nodular lymphoid hyperplasia of the small bowel.
A malignant lymphoma of the small bowel developed in a 55-yr-old woman who had intestinal malabsorption for 20 yr, late-onset hypo-gamma-globulinemia, and nodular lymphoid hyperplasia. The tumor arose in the first jejunal loop and appeared to be of B-immunoblastic type (diffuse large noncleaved cells). This case indicates that nodular lymphoid hyperplasia in the context of immunodeficiency may be a condition leading to lymphoid malignancy.
D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged