Mantle cell lymphoma simulating inflammatory bowel disease

F Lifrange; R de Wind; C Spilleboudt; I Karfis; A Van Gossum; P Demetter

doi:10.51821/84.1.852

Mantle cell lymphoma simulating inflammatory bowel disease

Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 2021 Jan-Mar;84(1):125-127. doi: 10.51821/84.1.852.

Authors

F Lifrange¹, R de Wind¹, C Spilleboudt², I Karfis³, A Van Gossum⁴, P Demetter¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
² Department of Haematology, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
³ Department of Nuclear Medecine, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
⁴ Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 33639703
DOI: 10.51821/84.1.852

Abstract

We report a case of colorectal involvement by a mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) that had been considered before as inflammatory bowel disease. Diagnosis of low-grade MCL can be difficult, and here we highlight the importance of thorough histopathological examination in case of supposed inflammatory bowel disease that does not react to therapy.

Keywords: colorectal lymphoma; histopathology; inflammatory bowel disease.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Colitis*
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases* / diagnosis
Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell* / diagnosis