Ileal plasmablastic lymphoma presenting as intestinal occlusion in an HIV-negative patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2022 Apr;114(4):242-243. doi: 10.17235/reed.2021.8511/2021.

Abstract

We report the case of a 56-year-old male with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), RAI 0 and Binet Stage A in therapeutic abstention, who presented to the Emergency Department with a two-week history of low abdominal pain and constipation. Physical examination was unremarkable except for mild diffuse abdominal pain on palpation. Laboratory studies revealed lymphocytosis and anemia (Hb: 10.2 g/dl). An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan showed a partial small bowel obstruction secondary to a proximal ileal neoplasm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain
  • HIV Infections*
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Obstruction* / diagnostic imaging
  • Intestinal Obstruction* / etiology
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell* / complications
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell* / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Plasmablastic Lymphoma*