Abstract
Lymphomas of the gastrointestinal tract are usually secondary. Primary rectal lymphoma is very rare by virtue of its location. We present here a 60 years old lady diagnosed as primary rectal diffuse large B-cell Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma managed operatively. The optimum management of this entity is still much debated.
Highlights
Lymphomas usually affect the gastrointestinal tract as part of a secondary process.[1]
Colorectal lymphomas account for 1020% of all gastrointestinal tract lymphomas, most are usually localized in the cecum.[3]
We present here a case of primary rectal diffuse large B-cell Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at stage I in a 60 years old lady
Summary
Vikal Chandra Shakya,[1] Chandra Shekhar Agrawal,[1] Pannalal Sah,[2] Anju Pradhan,[3] Shailesh Adhikary1 1Department of Surgery, 2Departmentof Radiology, 3Department of Pathology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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