Colonic Lymphoma
Nodular, ulcerated, constricting neoplasm found in the proximal ascending colon of an 83 year-old woman who had presented with weight loss, abdominal pain and blood in the stool. At surgery there was a second smaller lesion in the terminal ileum, as well as involvement of nearby lymph nodes. Biopsy revealed this to be a malignant lymphoma, large cell (B cell) type.
Proximal ascending colon lesion in a 78 year-old woman, with features similar to the lesion above (nodularity and ulceration). Symptoms included abdominal pain and and wieght loss. At surgery, the lesion was focally invasive into mesentery and lymph nodes. Biopsy revealed this to be a large cell lymphoma.
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