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Multiple lymphomatous polyposis
Author(s) -
Kadayifçi Abdurrahman,
Benekli Mustafa,
Savaş M. Cemil,
Arslan Serap,
Uzunalimoglu Bedri,
Barişta İbrahim,
Güllü İbrahim H.,
Tekuzman Gülten
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1096-9098(199704)64:4<336::aid-jso16>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - medicine , mantle cell lymphoma , gastrointestinal tract , lymphoma , chemotherapy , pathology , dermatology
Abstract Multiple lymphomatous polyposis (MLP) is a distinctive and particularly rare clinical type of malignant gastrointestinal lymphoma, which is classified as B‐cell centrocytic non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma. This rare entity has been recently reclassified as mantle cell lymphoma. We herein report three additional cases of MLP involving various segments of the gastrointestinal tract. MLP has an aggressive biologic behavior and a relatively poor prognosis and must be treated accordingly as a high‐grade lymphoma with systemic chemotherapy. J. Surg. Oncol. 64:336–340, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.