Gastrocolic fistula secondary to gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis.
Gastrocolic fistula secondary to primary gastric lymphoma is a very rare entity. On admission to outpatient clinics, it may be difficult to diagnose gastrocolic fistula, as its clinical symptoms are nonspecific. A 65-year-old man was presented with weight loss, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, foul-smelling eructation, and upper abdominal pain for the last 2 months. He had also been started antituberculosis drugs 2 months ago because of acid-resistant bacillus (ARB) positivity in sputum in a state hospital. Therefore, symptoms such as nausea and vomiting were attributed to the drugs used for tuberculosis. However, nausea and vomiting continued despite stopping the drugs. Upper endoscopical examination revealed a large crater on the posterior wall of gastric corpus. A large fistulous opening to the transverse colon was also identified during endoscopic examination. An upper gastrointestinal x-ray series demonstrated a fistula between the stomach and the transverse colon. Histopathological examination of the gastric biopsy was determined to be primary gastric diffuse large B-cell-type non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. In conclusion, persistent vomiting may suggest a probable gastrocolic fistula despite nonspecific clinical findings. In the literature, the present case represents the first report of a gastrocolic fistula due to gastric lymphoma in a patient with tuberculosis at its initial presentation.
Buyukberber
Mehmet
M
Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, Gaziantep Oncology Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Gulsen
Murat T
MT
Sevinc
Alper
A
Koruk
Mehmet
M
Sari
Ibrahim
I
D000368:Aged; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005747:Gastric Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy