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BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Feb 20;2014. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-203052.

Jejunal perforation: a rare presentation of B-cell lymphoma.

BMJ case reports

V Santharam, P Kumar, L Y W Lee

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Milton Keynes General Hospital, Milton Keynes, Bucks, UK.

PMID: 24557479 PMCID: PMC3931946 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-203052

Abstract

A 42-year-old man who was being treated for pneumonia developed severe, sudden-onset abdominal pain with features of shock and peritonism. The clinical picture combined with radiological investigations raised suspicion of a bowel perforation necessitating urgent surgical review and emergency laparotomy. This diagnosed a jejunal perforation with abnormal lymph nodes. Histological examination confirmed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The patient was subsequently started on a course of chemotherapy. While gastrointestinal perforation secondary to antilymphoma treatment is a well-recognised complication, primary perforation caused by the lymphoma itself must always be considered.

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