title: Case of small bowel perforation due to enteropathy-type T-cell lymphoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong Seok
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yoo Shin
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jun Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Beom Gyu
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seong Jae
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: Kyong Choun
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Sung Jun
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: In Taik
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Sung Il
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: 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