Small bowel intussusception from an underlying MALT Lymphoma: A double rarity case report

Coelho, Mariana; Sequeira, Cristiana; Freire, Ricardo O.; Oliveira, Ana Paula Ligeiro de

doi:10.1016/j.htct.2022.08.010

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“…Several studies have shown that patients with aggressive lymphoma have shorter progression-free survival and overall survival ( 19 , 20 ). Although small intestinal EMZL with intussusception has been previously reported ( Table 1 ) ( 21 – 24 ), histological transformation in this case is very rare. At present, the mechanism related to transformation remains unclear.…”

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Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue of the ileum in an adult presenting with intussusception: a case report and literature review

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Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (EMZL), also known as MALT lymphoma, is an extranodal multiorgan-invasive proliferative lymphoma composed of small B cells with variable morphology. It most commonly occurs in the digestive tract, with a high prevalence in the stomach, but EMZL originating in the small intestine is rare and lacks specificity in clinical manifestations, which makes it easy to be misdiagnosed. Herein, we report a rare case of small intestinal EMZL presentation as intussusception in a 32-year-old man. A colonoscopy performed at the local hospital revealed a pedicled polyp about 5 cm × 5 cm in size with a rough surface, and hyperemia was seen in the ileocecal region. He was admitted to our hospital for a polypectomy. A contrast-enhanced computed tomographic (CT) scan suggested ileocolic intussusception, which was subsequently confirmed by a colonoscopy in our hospital. Adult intussusception is relatively rare, with 90% of cases having a known causative mechanism and 40% of cases caused by primary or secondary malignancies. Therefore, we performed a laparoscopic-assisted right hemicolectomy for the patient. The resected specimen showed that the terminal ileum was intussuscepted into the ascending colon, and the intussusception was hyperemia and edema. A 2.5 cm × 2.5 cm × 1.5 cm mass was seen at the end of the intussusception. Postoperative pathology revealed that the mass was EMZL, partially transformed into a large B-cell lymphoma. The patient was transferred to the hematology department and completed a PET-CT showing postoperative manifestations of primary intestinal lymphoma, Lugano staging IE2. Although EMZL was an indolent lymphoma and the patient was in the early stages, the rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) regimen was given in view of the histological transformation. The patient is in regular follow-up. This was a rare case of small intestinal mass due to EMZL presented as intussusception in adults, which highlighted laparoscopic-assisted enterectomy as a potential therapeutic approach in the multidisciplinary collaborative therapy of small intestine EMZL.

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