title: A case of primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the transverse colon presenting as inflammatory bowel disease.
abstract: Primary colonic lymphoma (PCL) is uncommon. We report such a case in a 76-year-old man who presented with diarrhoea and a barium enema that suggested a diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, subsequent endoscopy confirmed the diagnosis of PCL. PCL is a rare entity and can be misdiagnosed as IBD because of the symptoms and radiological findings. The correct diagnosis is important, since the management of these two conditions is entirely different.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield, UK.
authors.forename: Karthikeyan A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Ramasamy
authors.forename: Raj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vignaraja
authors.forename: Andrew G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Hastings
authors.forename: Eric M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Bessell
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Snape
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male