Primary Colorectal Follicular Lymphoma Observed by Magnifying Endoscopy, with a Five-year Follow-up

Intern Med. 2020 Jun 1;59(11):1395-1399. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.3995-19. Epub 2020 Mar 12.

Abstract

Colorectal involvement is very rare in cases of follicular lymphoma. Colonoscopy of a 69-year-old man revealed an aggregation of multiple whitish nodules in the sigmoid colon. Magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging demonstrated a coiled and elongated microvascular pattern on the surface and crystal violet staining showed a type I pit pattern. A biopsy showed follicular lymphoma (Grade 1), and no other involvement of lymphoma was detected. Following a diagnosis of primary colorectal follicular lymphoma stage I (Lugano classification), the patient was monitored by watch-and-wait therapy. We documented the endoscopic images of colorectal follicular lymphoma in the present case.

Keywords: colorectal follicular lymphoma; endoscopic image; watch-and-wait therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biopsy / methods*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Endoscopy / methods*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Follicular / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma, Follicular / therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Narrow Band Imaging / methods*
  • Treatment Outcome