Synchronous adenocarcinoma and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the colon

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) tumors are a distinct subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Synchronous appearance of adenocarcinoma and colonic MALT lymphoma in the same patient is quite rare. In the present report, we describe a 68-year-old female who presented with a history of bleedin...

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Published in:Saudi journal of gastroenterology 2011-01, Vol.17 (1), p.69-71
Main Authors: Devi, Padmalaya, Pattanayak, Lucy, Samantaray, Sagarika
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma
Adenocarcinoma - pathology
Adenocarcinoma - therapy
Aged
Care and treatment
Case Report
Colectomy
Colon
Colonic Neoplasms - pathology
Colonic Neoplasms - therapy
Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Lymphoma
Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - pathology
Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - therapy
Lymphomas
MALT lymphoma
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - pathology
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - therapy
Patient outcomes
synchronous
Tissues
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Summary:Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) tumors are a distinct subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Synchronous appearance of adenocarcinoma and colonic MALT lymphoma in the same patient is quite rare. In the present report, we describe a 68-year-old female who presented with a history of bleeding per rectum. She had no history of fever, loss of weight or drenching night sweats. Rectal examination revealed no abnormality. Colonoscopy showed a large ulceroproliferative mass arising from the hepatic flexure, biopsy of which came out to be adenocarcinoma of colon. A right hemicolectomy was performed and microscopic study revealed the tumor type to be synchronous adenocarcinoma with lymphoma. The final diagnosis of this patient turned out to be a synchronous manifestation of both colonic adenocarcinoma and colonic MALT lymphoma. Although the patient remains asymptomatic two years after surgery, the case highlights the therapeutic dilemma that prevails in the definitive management in such scenarios.
ISSN:1319-3767
1998-4049
DOI:10.4103/1319-3767.74455