Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the colon and ulcerative colitis. Case report.
The association between ulcerative colitis and lymphoma is rare. The authors report the case of a 54-year old white man who presented a clinical picture and radiological and colonoscopic findings suggesting the diagnosis of idiopathic ulcerative colitis. Histopathological and immunohistochemical studies of tissue specimens obtained at autopsy led to the diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's B-cell T-cell-rich lymphoma throughout the colon. Possible relations between ulcerative colitis and gastrointestinal lymphoma are discussed.
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Department of Anatomopathology and Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
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D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged