Perforation of jejunal non Hodgkin's lymphoma

Jambhulkar, M.I.; Joshi, M.A.; Balsarkar, D.; Chandak, M.; Parab, S.

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology Official Journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology 23(3): 110-111

2004


ISSN/ISBN: 0254-8860
PMID: 15250572
Document Number: 567701
Primary gastrointestinal lymphomas are rare. Jejunal non Hodgkin's lymphoma presenting as perforative peritonitis is extremely rare. We report a 51-year-old man who presented with perforative peritonitis and was detected to have jejunal non Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was treated with resection of the affected segment with its mesentery and postoperative chemotherapy, and was asymptomatic 5 months later.

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