Primary colonic non-hodgkin’s lymphoma : case report and review of literature

الملخص EN

Primary lymphoma of the colon is rare in clinical practice and sometimes difficult to diagnose.

The author here described a case of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the large bowel, who presented with a palpable abdominal mass without clinical evidence of obstruction ; ultrasound diagnosed a solid mass in the right iliac fossa.

Laparotomy revealed a big mass extending from the caecum to the whole ascending colon and partially fixed to the posterior abdominal wall.

Right hemicolectomy performed with iliotransverse anastamosis.

The diagnosis of low grade B-cell lymphoma was established by histopathological examination.