title: Rare location of primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the rectum.
abstract: Lymphomas of the gastrointestinal tract are usually secondary. Primary rectal lymphoma is very rare by virtue of its location. We present here a 60 years old lady diagnosed as primary rectal diffuse large B-cell Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma managed operatively. The optimum management of this entity is still much debated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: Vikal Chandra
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Shakya
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: Chandra Shekhar
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.affiliation: Departmentof Radiology B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: Pannalal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sah
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: Anju
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pradhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: Shailesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adhikary
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D015431:Weight Loss