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Histological diagnosis of follicular lymphoma by biopsy of small intestinal normal mucosa
Author(s) -
Okada Eriko,
Araki Akihiro,
Suzuki Shinji,
Watanabe Hideki,
Ikeda Takaaki,
Watanabe Takashi,
Kurata Morito,
Eishi Yoshinobu,
Watanabe Mamoru
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2012.01386.x
Subject(s) - medicine , biopsy , lymphoma , pathology , lesion , small intestine , endoscopy , follicular lymphoma , malt lymphoma , large intestine , gastroenterology , radiology
Due to advances in double‐balloon endoscopy, various types of malignant lymphoma of the small intestine have been observed at very early stages. We report here that after remission of diffuse large B ‐cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma recurred in the mucosa of the small intestine. Furthermore, these lesions were diagnosed by biopsy from normal mucosa as diminutive erosions and reddish looking. If a small intestinal lesion is suspected of being a malignant lymphoma, a double‐balloon endoscopy should be carried out, and a biopsy should be taken and inspected.