Immunoblastic lymphoma of the ileocecal region in chronic lymphoid leukemia. Richter's syndrome localized in the intestine and disclosed by ascites

The authors report the case of a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia well controlled during five years, and then complicated with immunoblastic lymphoma of the ileo-caecal area. The tumor was revealed by a protein-rich peritoneal effusion containing numerous large undifferentiated lymphoid cel...

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Published inGastroentérologie clinique et biologique Vol. 11; no. 12; p. 901
Main Authors Desablens, B, Gineston, J L, Joly, J P, Piprot-Choffat, C, Sevestre, H, Capron, J P
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.12.1987
Subjects
Ascites - etiology
Cecal Neoplasms - complications
Cecal Neoplasms - pathology
Humans
Ileal Neoplasms - complications
Ileal Neoplasms - pathology
Leukemia, Lymphoid - complications
Leukemia, Lymphoid - pathology
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - complications
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
Syndrome
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Summary:The authors report the case of a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia well controlled during five years, and then complicated with immunoblastic lymphoma of the ileo-caecal area. The tumor was revealed by a protein-rich peritoneal effusion containing numerous large undifferentiated lymphoid cells. Only five cases of Richter's syndrome, apparently localized to the digestive tract, have been published to date.
ISSN:0399-8320