Metachronous colonic lymphomas complicating chronic ulcerative colitis.
The gastrointestinal tract is the most common extranodal site of primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Of these, 10-15% occur in the large bowel. Colonic lymphoma is a recognized complication of inflammatory bowel disease, particularly ulcerative colitis and, less commonly, Crohn's disease. We describe a unique case of two metachronous primary lymphomas of the large bowel in a patient with chronic ulcerative colitis.
Hill
D H
DH
Department of Radiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Mills
J O
JO
Maxwell
R J
RJ
D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D011859:Radiography