Open AccessAdult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma presenting multiple lymphomatous polyposis
Author(s) -
Akira Hokama,
Takeaki Tomoyose,
Yuichi Yamamoto,
Tomonori Watanabe,
Tetsuya Hirata,
Fukunori Kinjo,
Seiya Kato,
Koichi Ohshima,
Hiroshi Uezato,
Nobuyuki Takasu,
Jiro Fujita
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.6584
Subject(s) - leukemia , lymphoma , medicine , cancer research , oncology , pathology
Multiple lymphomatous polyposis (MLP) is an unusual form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma characterized by polyps throughout the gastrointestinal tract. It has been reported that most MLP are observed in cases with mantle cell lymphoma of B-cell type. We herein present a case of a 66-year-old man with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL). Colonoscopy revealed MLP throughout the colon and histopathological findings of ATLL cell infiltration. The patient died despite combination of chemotherapy. The literature of manifestations of colonic involvement of ATLL is reviewed and the importance of endoscopic evaluation to differentiate ATLL intestinal lesions from opportunistic infectious enterocolitis is discussed.