Primary lymphoma of Meckel diverticulum: a case report.
A case of a primary lymphoma of Meckel's diverticulum in a 6-year-old Iraqi boy presenting clinically as acute appendicitis is reported. Exploration revealed a ruptured gangrenous Meckel's diverticulum with an ileo-ileal intussusception at the diverticulum origin. A fairly comprehensive search through the English language literature has failed to reveal any other report of a primary lymphoma of Meckel's diverticulum leading to acute intestinal obstruction.
D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology