title: Lymphoma of the cecum: a case report.
abstract: Non-Hodgkin lymphomas present a wider systemic diffusion than Hodgkin lymphomas. Superficial and internal nodes, the tracheobronchial tree, and the digestive tract are almost always affected. The gastrointestinal tract is affected in 50% of the cases; the stomach is the first organ, followed by the small intestine and large intestine. The colon is affected in only approximately 0.4% of cases. The clinical picture of our patient showed abdominal pain, palpable mass, and anemia. Colonoscopy showed a tumor in the cecum (diameter, approximately 10 cm) and the biopsy indicated lymphoma. Through computed tomography, bone marrow biopsy, and measurement of beta2-microglobulin, complete staging was obtained. Right hemicolectomy was immediately performed because the large tumor could determine intestinal occlusion. Definitive diagnosis was non-Hodgkin lymphoma, type mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue B cells with a low grade of malignancy. After surgery the patient underwent six courses of chemotherapy according to the CHOP scheme (750 mg/m2 cyclophosphamide, 1.4 mg/m2 vincristine, 50 mg/m2 adriamicin, and 80 mg prednisone). Two years after surgery the patient shows no sign of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Cataldo
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lanteri
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rapisarda
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Di Raimondo
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Licata
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004317:Doxorubicin; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone; D014750:Vincristine; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone