Primary intestinal Hodgkin's disease complicating ileal Crohn's disease.
An unusual primary intestinal lymphoma that occurred as a complication of ileal Crohn's disease is presented. Immunohistochemistry confirmed the light microscopic diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease (nodular sclerosing), and characterized a distinct mucosal nodule as a large-cell anaplastic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. This unusual lymphoma developed while the patient was being treated with immunosuppressant medication. The present report is a reminder to clinicians of the possibility of occult lymphoma in ileal Crohn's disease.
Kelly
M D
MD
Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Stuart
M
M
Tschuchnigg
M
M
Turner
J
J
Tydd
T
T
D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007079:Ileitis / Q000150:complications; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery