Malignant lymphoma in the ileum diagnosed by double-balloon enteroscopy.
A 73-year old man presented with abdominal pain. A tumor with central ulceration was observed in the ileum using double-balloon enteroscopy. Histological findings of the biopsy specimens were consistent with malignant lymphoma. Double-balloon enteroscopy confirmed the diagnosis of a malignant lymphoma tumor which was surgically resected. The patient is still in complete remission now.
Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.
Kazuko
K
Beppu
Taro
T
Osada
Akihito
A
Nagahara
Naoto
N
Sakamoto
Tomoyoshi
T
Shibuya
Masato
M
Kawabe
Takeshi
T
Terai
Toshifumi
T
Ohkusa
Tatsuo
T
Ogihara
Nobuhiro
N
Sato
Toshiki
T
Kamano
Yasuo
Y
Hayashida
Sumio
S
Watanabe
D000368:Aged; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male