Multiple lyphomatous polyposis
J Penyige, A Szentesi, K Boér, E Farczádi, I Kaszás, J Csomor, P Demeter · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2006 · Heft 06
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Zusammenfassung
About 30% of primary extranodal lymphomas occur in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Most of these are present as a single lesion, although about 10% exhibit GI polyposis, including multiple lymphomatous polyposis (MLP) and immunoproliferative small intestinal disease (IPSID). MLP is a rare intestinal malignancy characterized by the presence of numerous GI polypoid lesions of malignant lymphoma. A 68-year-old man presented with history of abdominal pain, occult lower GI bleeding, loss of weight, sideropenic anemia and fever. Colonoscopy revealed a large number of different sized polyps. Abdominal ultrasound showe…