[Primary intestinal T lymphoma]

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 1998 Mar;90(3):183-90.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Primary gastrointestinal lymphoma comprises a group of distinctive clinicopathological entities. They may be of B or T-cell type. Intestinal T-cell lymphomas are much less common and include the entity: lymphomas T enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma, the most common, and T-cell lymphoma without features of enteropathy. The morphologic and immunologic findings suggest that derived from mucosal T lymphocytes population. Clinically, the patients were usually males with constitutional symptoms and acute perforation and/or obstruction of the small bowel. Their prognosis are very poor and tumor are very aggressive.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Intestinal Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Intestinal Neoplasms* / physiopathology
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell* / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell* / pathology
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell* / physiopathology
  • Male