Primary gastrointestinal T-cell lymphoma resembling multiple lymphomatous polyposis

Gastroenterology. 1996 Sep;111(3):778-82. doi: 10.1053/gast.1996.v111.pm8780585.

Abstract

An extremely rare case of primary gastrointestinal T-cell lymphoma involving the stomach and intestine is reported. Radiographic and endoscopic examinations showed multiple polypoid lesions covered by a normal-appearing mucosa in the stomach, duodenal bulb, and terminal ileum and numerous small aphthoid lesions throughout the entire colorectum. Histopathologic, immunohistochemical, and polymerase chain reaction studies were performed using paraffin-embedded or fresh-frozen specimens from endoscopic biopsies and endoscopic mucosal resections. All lesions were composed of small, atypical lymphoid cells, which were classified as low-grade pleomorphic lymphoma. The tumor cells expressed CD3, CD4, and the T-cell receptor gamma gene phenotype as well as human mucosal lymphocyte 1 antigen, suggesting that the lymphoma cells were derived from intraepithelial T lymphocytes. This is the first description of primary gastrointestinal T-cell lymphoma with expression of human mucosal lymphocyte 1 antigen and a novel morphology resembling multiple lymphomatous polyposis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Colon / diagnostic imaging
  • Colon / pathology
  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lymphoma / pathology*
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / drug therapy
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / metabolism
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Polyps / pathology*
  • Radiography
  • Stomach / pathology