Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma presenting multiple lymphomatous polyposis

World J Gastroenterol. 2008 Nov 14;14(42):6584-8. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6584.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
  • Colonic Polyps / drug therapy
  • Colonic Polyps / etiology*
  • Colonic Polyps / pathology
  • Colonoscopy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Polyposis / drug therapy
  • Intestinal Polyposis / etiology*
  • Intestinal Polyposis / pathology
  • Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / complications*
  • Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / drug therapy
  • Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Treatment Failure