Endoscopic ultrasonography in multiple lymphomatous polyposis.
Two cases of multiple lymphomatous polyposis (MLP) are presented, involving different segments of the gastrointestinal tract. Both cases display the characteristic clinical and pathologic features of MLP. In addition, we were able to document, for the first time, the endoscopic ultrasonographic findings in this disease. This new ancillary diagnostic technique was found to be very helpful in the evaluation of the structural changes of the wall of the gastrointestinal tract and in the detection of affected lymph nodes.
Viana
Helena Lomba
HL
Department of Gastroenterology, The Portuguese Cancer Institute, Oporto, Portugal.
Henrique
Rui M
RM
Ferreira
Eduardo S
ES
Correia
António M
AM
Silva
Rui A
RA
Dias
Luis Moreira
LM
Viana
Rafael Lomba
RL
D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D019160:Endosonography; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D020522:Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D011127:Polyps / Q000473:pathology*