Primary Lymphoma of The Small Intestine Presenting with Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Case Report

Abstract

Lymphomas are not very common in the gastrointestinal tract and small intestine involvement is rare. Symptoms such as bleeding, abdominal pain, palpable mass in the abdomen and obstruction are present according to the involved segment of the small bowel by lymphoma. We aimed to present a case of massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to primary lymphoma of the small bowel.

Keywords

• gastrointestinal tract,massive bleeding,small bowel lymphoma

Masif Alt Gastrointestinal Sistem Kanaması İle Seyreden Primer İnce Barsak Lenfoma Olgusu

Abstract

Lenfomalar gastrointestinal sistemde çok sık görülmemekle birlikte, ince barsak tutulumları da oldukça nadirdir. İnce barsak tutulumu olan lenfomalar kitlenin bulunduğu segmente göre kanama, karın ağrısı, karında ele gelen kitle ve obstrüksiyon gibi semptomlar görülebilir. Biz de primer ince barsak lenfomasının tutulumuna bağlı oluşan masif alt gastrointestinal sistem kanamalı olguyu sunmayı amaçladık.

Keywords

• gastrointestinal sistem,ince barsak lenfoması,masif kanama

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