Endoscopic findings of primary follicular lymphoma.

Magnifying Endoscopy for Intestinal Follicular Lymphoma Is Helpful for Prompt Diagnosis

The representative endoscopic features of primary intestinal follicular lymphoma are well known as small whitish polypoid nodules, but a magnified view has only been described in a few case reports. Herein, we report a case with intestinal follicular lymphoma in which magnifying endoscopy with narrow band imaging was helpful for prompt diagnosis. A 57-year-old Japanese woman underwent surveilla...

Primary Follicular Lymphoma of the Conjunctiva in a 12 Year-Old Male

Abstract Background Follicular lymphoma (FL) is the second most common adnexal lymphoma of the eye that almost all of them are reported in elderly patients. Primary FL of the eye has been reported in only two children. Pediatric FL appears to be biologically distinct from typical adult FL. In cases without other organ involvement excision alone with close monitoring is a treatment of choic...

Frequency of occurrence and characteristics of primary pancreatic lymphoma during endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration: a retrospective study.

BACKGROUND Primary pancreatic lymphoma is a rare tumour of the pancreas. Data on the role of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration for its diagnosis are scant. AIM To identify the frequency of occurrence, sonographic characteristics and cytological findings that are predictive of primary pancreatic lymphoma. METHODS Pancreatic lymphoma cases were identified by retrospective re...

Magnifying endoscopic observation of primary follicular lymphoma of the duodenum by using the narrow-band imaging system.

Primary esophageal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma

RATIONALE Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is a low grade malignant B cell lymphoma which occurs mainly in the organs having mucosal layer. Though gastrointestinal tract is the most commonly involved extranodal site, primary esophageal MALT lymphoma is very rare with less than 20 cases reported in literature. PATIENT CONCERNS A 75-year-old man was referred to our hospital for...