title: Composite lymphoma in a patient with ulcerative colitis: a case report.
abstract: A 45-year-old female patient with a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis complicated with composite lymphoma in the spleen and para-aortic lymph node presented with a one-month history of malaise, weakness and fatigue. Only mesalamine kept ulcerative colitis under control. In physical examination, splenomegaly was revealed and pancytopenia was obtained from laboratory data. Computed tomography scan revealed para-aortic mediastinal lymphadenopathy with splenomegaly. Splenectomy and excisional biopsy of abdominal lymph node were performed and disease was diagnosed as composite lymphoma, consisting of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and nodular sclerosing Hodgkin lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Hematology &Oncology section, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Farzaneh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ashrafi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Farid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kowsari
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Darakhshandeh
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology section, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Peyman
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Adibi
keywords: Composite lymphoma; Diffuse large B-Cell lymphoma; Inflammatory bowel disease; Nodular sclerosing Hodgkin lymphoma; Ulcerative colitis