Extranodal Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of the Small Bowel in Female Patient Causing Intestinal Obstruction: A Case Report

Diffuse large B cell lymphoma is the most common extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the small intestine accounting for more than 50% of cases. Forty percent of these cases initially present with small bowel obstruction. Therefore, the diagnosis is usually established after surgery for bowel obstruct...

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Published in:	Lietuvos chirurgija Vol. 21; no. 3-4; pp. 243 - 247
Main Authors:	Nikolovski, Andrej, Trajkova, Sanja, Dukovski, Dushko, Spirov, Goran, Petrushevska, Gordana
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Vilnius University Press 30-12-2022
Subjects:	diffuse large B-cell lymphoma extranodal small bowel obstruction
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Summary:	Diffuse large B cell lymphoma is the most common extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the small intestine accounting for more than 50% of cases. Forty percent of these cases initially present with small bowel obstruction. Therefore, the diagnosis is usually established after surgery for bowel obstruction. The treatment is then continued with a certain chemotherapy regimens. We present a case of a 46-years-old female patient with signs of small bowel obstruction due to previously undiagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Postoperatively, the patient was treated with 7 cycles of R-CHOP protocol and complete response was achieved in the short follow-up period.
ISSN:	1392-0995 1648-9942
DOI:	10.15388/LietChirur.2022.21.72