A Case of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma of the Sigmoid Colon Presenting as a Semipedunculated Polyp.
- Author:
Myung Hwan KIM
1
;
Jin Tae JUNG
;
Eui Jung KIM
;
Tae Won KIM
;
Seon Young KIM
;
Joong Goo KWON
;
Eun Young KIM
;
Woo Jung SUNG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma; Sigmoid colon; Colonic polyps
- MeSH: B-Lymphocytes; Cecum; Colon; Colon, Sigmoid*; Colonic Polyps; Colonoscopy; Middle Aged; Intestine, Small; Lymphoid Tissue; Lymphoma; Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone*; Mass Screening; Polyps*; Rectum; Stomach; Ulcer
- From:Clinical Endoscopy 2014;47(2):192-196
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas are characterized by lymphoepithelial lesions pathologically. Colonic MALT lymphomas are relatively rarer than lymphomas of the stomach or small intestine. Endoscopically, colonic MALT lymphoma frequently appears as a nonpedunculated protruding polypoid mass and/or an ulceration in the cecum and/or rectum. We report a unique case of a colonic MALT lymphoma presenting as a semipedunculated polyp. A 54-year-old man was found to have a 2-cm semipedunculated polyp in the sigmoid colon during screening colonoscopy. The polyp was removed by endoscopic mucosal resection. Histologic examination of the resected polyp revealed diffuse epithelial infiltration by discrete aggregates of lymphoma cells. We diagnosed the tumor as low-grade B-cell MALT lymphoma by immunohistochemical staining.
