A rare ethiology of acute abdomen syndrome: perforation of the small intestinal lymphoma

Abstract

Primary intestinal lymphomas (IL) are rare clinical entities despite the gastrointestinal tract is the most common localization for primary extra nodal lymphomas. Generally IL presents with non-specific and chronic gastrointestinal symptoms. We aimed to present a perforated small intestinal lymphoma case who admitted emergency service with the complaint of sudden onset abdominal pain.

Keywords

• Lymphoma, Non-Hodgin's lymphoma, B cell lymphoma

Akut batın sendromunun nadir bir etyolojisi: ince barsak lenfoma perforasyonu

Abstract

Gastrointestinal sistem primer ekstranodal lenfomaların en sık görüldüğü yer olmasına rağmen primer intestinal lenfomalar nadir karşılaşılan klinik durumlardır. İntestinal lenfomalar genellikle non-spesifik ve kronik abdominal şikayetlerle ortaya çıkarlar. Bu yazıda acil servise ani başlayan şiddetli karın ağrısı şikâyeti ile başvuran perfore olmuş ince barsak lenfoma olgusunu sunmayı amaçladık.

Keywords

• Lenfoma, Non-Hodgin lenfoma, B hücreli lenfoma

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