Case of small bowel perforation due to enteropathy-type T-cell lymphoma.
Enteropathy-type T-cell lymphoma (ETTL) is a rare disease with a poor prognosis. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification, it is a subtype of the peripheral T-cell lymphomas. This disease is associated with gluten-sensitive enteropathy, has a high risk of intestinal perforation and obstruction, and is refractory to chemotherapeutic treatment. We report the case of a 73-year-old woman who was diagnosed with enteropathy-type T-cell lymphoma of the small intestine, which was positive for the markers of cytotoxic T cells, CD3, CD8, and CD56, on immunohistochemical staining after resection of the perforated terminal ileum.
Kim
Yong Seok
YS
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
Choi
Yoo Shin
YS
Park
Jun Seok
JS
Kim
Beom Gyu
BG
Cha
Seong Jae
SJ
Chi
Kyong Choun
KC
Park
Sung Jun
SJ
Chang
In Taik
IT
Park
Sung Il
SI
D000368:Aged; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology