title: Intestinal nodular lymphoid hyperplasia and extraintestinal lymphoma--a rare association.
abstract: Nodular lymphoid hyperplasia of the gastrointestinal tract is characterized by the presence of innumerable small discrete nodules involving a variable segment of the gastrointestinal tract. The association between nodular lymphoid hyperplasia and other benign and malignant diseases has been clearly described, with an increased risk of gastrointestinal tumours, namely gastrointestinal lymphoma. However, the association with extraintestinal lymphoma seems extremely rare. The authors present a clinical case of a patient with nodular lymphoid hyperplasia of the small and large intestine that subsequently developed an extraintestinal lymphoma (diffuse large B-cell lymphoma).
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Department, Coimbra University Hospital, Coimbra, Portugal. pedromonsanto@gmail.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Monsanto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lérias
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Cabral
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Julião
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gouveia
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sofia
mesh_terms: D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged