Published in:
01-09-2016 | Case Report
Primary Gastric Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma Presenting as Gastric Outlet Obstruction: a Call for High Clinical Suspicion
Authors:
Charles Rives, Dhara Chaudhari, Emilie Cook, Ravindra Murthy, Mark Young
Published in:
Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
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Issue 3/2016
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Excerpt
The gastrointestinal tract is the most common extra-nodal site involved by lymphoma accounting for 5–20 % of all extra-nodal lymphomas [
1]. Primary gastrointestinal lymphoma, however, is rare. The stomach is the most commonly involved site (60–75 %) in the gastrointestinal tract followed by small bowel, ileocecal region and rectum [
2]. Primary gastric lymphoma is very rare, accounting only for 3 % of cases of gastric malignancy. Gastric outlet obstruction from primary gastric lymphoma could be from intrinsic obstruction or extrinsic compression. We present a case of primary gastric lymphoma initially presenting as gastric outlet obstruction. …