A Case of Primary Rectal Colon Mucosa associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma

직장 용종의 형태로 발견된 Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) Lymphoma

  • Park, Jun-Suk (Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Jang, Byung-Ik (Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Choi, Jun-Hyuk (Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Kim, Kyeong-Ok (Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Gu, Min-Geun (Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Kang, Min-Kyu (Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University)
  • 박준석 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 장병익 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 최준혁 (영남대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 김경옥 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 구민근 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 강민규 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Published : 2010.12.30

Abstract

The gastrointestinal tract(GI) is the most frequently involved site of mucosa associated lymphoid tissue(MALT) lymphoma. Stomach is the most common site of involvement among the GI tract. In some case of MALT lymphoma, it is detected in colon. Almost all diagnosis is established by pathological examination of the surgical or endoscopic specimens. We reported a case of rectal MALT lymphoma by colonoscopic polypectomy.

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