Jejunocolic Fistula Associated with an Intestinal T Cell Lymphoma.
- Author:
Han Byul CHUN
1
;
Il Hyun BAEK
;
Myung Seok LEE
;
Jin Bae KIM
;
Su Rin SHIN
;
Byung Chun KIM
;
So Young JUNG
;
Jeong Won KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. topcolon@hallym.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Peripheral T-cell lymphoma;
Jejunocolic fistula;
Diarrhea
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adenocarcinoma;
Colon;
Colon, Transverse;
Colonoscopy;
Diarrhea;
Fistula;
Jejunum;
Korea;
Lymphoma;
Lymphoma, T-Cell;
Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral;
Ulcer
- From:Gut and Liver
2011;5(3):387-390
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Malignant fistula of the small bowel to the colon is rare and is most often due to adenocarcinoma. Small bowel lymphoma is unusual, representing less than 1 percent of all gastrointestinal malignancies. We report a case of intestinal lymphoma presenting with diarrhea and abdominal pain. A jejunocolic fistula was discovered during colonoscopy. Celiotomy revealed a large, ulcerated fistula tract between the jejunum and distal transverse colon, and pathology was consistent with peripheral T-cell lymphoma. This is a rare entity in a nonimmunocompromised individual and has not been previously described in Korea.