[Colon lymphoma as a cause of fever of unknown origin].
We present a case of a 49 year old man who presented with a 2 month history of fever, nausea vomiting and weight loss (10 kg). He was admitted to the Hospital with the diagnosis of fever of unknown origin. A CT scan showed a wide thickening of the colonic wall (transverse colon and hepatic flexure) suggesting a colon tumor, and a solid mass in the left liver lobe. A colonoscopy was performed showing a circumferential neoplasm and biopsies were taken. The histopathology was informed as a diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Primary colon lymphoma is a rare gastrointestinal tumor that represents less than 1% of the gastrointestinal lymphomas. Based on this case, we reviewed the most recent articles about gastrointestinal lymphomas.
Casallo Blanco
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Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Nuestra Señora del Prado, Talavera de la Reina, Toledo.
de Matías Salces
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Marcos Sánchez
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Martín Barranco
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Núñez Cuerda
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Solano Ramos
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D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged