Clinical and therapeutic considerations of rectal lymphoma: A case report and literature review
WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.11, no.3, pp.460-461, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Review
- Volume: 11 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2005
- Doi Number: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i3.460
- Journal Name: WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.460-461
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Primary rectal lymphoma is a rare presentation of gastrointestinal lymphomas. Its clinical presentation is indistinguishable from that of rectal carcinoma. Although surgical resection is often technically feasible, optimal therapy for colorectal lymphoma has not yet been identified. We report a case of primary rectal lymphoma (non-Hodgkin's large cell lymphoma of type B) with high-grade features that disappeared completely after chemoradiotherapy. This case underlines that primary treatment with systemic chemotherapy and involved-field radiotherapy can be successful for rectal lymphoma, with surgery reserved for complications and chemotherapy failures. (C) 2005 The WJG Press and Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.