In:
Acta Haematologica, S. Karger AG, Vol. 127, No. 3 ( 2012), p. 129-134
Kurzfassung:
〈 i 〉 Background and Aims: 〈 /i 〉 Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a rare disease with a poor prognosis. The aim of this study was to determine clinical and endoscopic characteristics of patients with GI MCL. 〈 i 〉 Methods: 〈 /i 〉 Clinical features of 19 patients with GI MCL were reviewed along with the endoscopic findings on 27 anatomical lesions. 〈 i 〉 Results: 〈 /i 〉 The initial presenting symptoms were abdominal pain (n = 7, 36.8%), GI tract bleeding (n = 5, 26.3%), dyspnea (n = 2, 10.5%), indigestion (n = 1, 5.3%), diarrhea (n = 1, 5.3%), cervical lymphadenopathy (n = 1, 5.3%), tonsilar mass (n = 1, 5.3%), and no symptoms (n = 1, 5.3%). On endoscopy, in 19 patients with 27 lesions, the anatomic locations of the lesions were: stomach, n = 2 (10.5%); stomach and colon, n = 7 (36.8%); terminal ileum and colon, n = 1 (5.3%); colon, n = 9 (47.4%). There was 1 fungating case (3.7%), 4 ulcerative cases (14.8%), 9 infiltrative cases (33.3%), and 13 polypoid cases (48.1%). 〈 i 〉 Conclusions: 〈 /i 〉 The endoscopic findings in GI MCL are variable, with common presenting manifestations of abdominal pain and GI bleeding.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0001-5792
,
1421-9662
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
S. Karger AG
Publikationsdatum:
2012
ZDB Id:
1481888-7
ZDB Id:
80008-9
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