Multiple lymphomatous polyposis(MLP)is an uncommon type of gastrointestinal lymphoma characterized by the presence of multiple polyps along the gastrointestinal tract.Most of this entity is in fact considered the coun...Multiple lymphomatous polyposis(MLP)is an uncommon type of gastrointestinal lymphoma characterized by the presence of multiple polyps along the gastrointestinal tract.Most of this entity is in fact considered the counterpart of gastrointestinal tract involvement for mantle cell lymphoma(MCL).To our knowledge,there have been no reports on[fluorine-18]-fluorodeoxy-glucose(18F-FDG)-positron emission tomography(PET)/computed tomography(CT)imaging for gastrointestinal MCL with MLP.We present the results of 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in a patient with gastrointestinal tract involvement of MCL showing continuous MLP from the stomach to the rectum and intestinal intussusception.FDG-PET/CT findings were false negative in typical MLP spreading widely over the gastrointestinal tract,but uptake was noted in large lesions with deep infiltration considered atypical as MLP.On FDG-PET/CT imaging,the Ki-67proliferative index,which is a cell proliferation marker,showed neither correlation with the presence of uptake nor the maximum standardized uptake value.展开更多
BACKGROUND Anaplastic large cell lymphoma(ALCL)is a type of T-cell lymphoma that can be divided into two categories:anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive(ALK+)and ALK-negative.Gastrointestinal ALK+ALCL is rare.Multiple ...BACKGROUND Anaplastic large cell lymphoma(ALCL)is a type of T-cell lymphoma that can be divided into two categories:anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive(ALK+)and ALK-negative.Gastrointestinal ALK+ALCL is rare.Multiple lymphomatous polyposis(MLP)is thought to be a representative form of gastrointestinal lesion in mantle cell lymphoma,and T-cell lymphomas seldom show this feature.Here,we report the first known case of ALK+ALCL with gastroduodenal involvement to present with MLP.CASE SUMMARY The patient was a 43-year-old man who was complained of a mass in the left inguinal area and was performed open biopsy.ALK+ALCL was diagnosed pathologically.Computed tomography scan demonstrated multiple lymph node lesions in the abdomen-pelvis/inguinal region,and scattered nodular lesions in both lung fields.He did not complain of gastrointestinal symptoms.While,esophagogastroduodenoscopy identified MLP lesions from the antrum of the stomach to the descending portion of the duodenum and mild thickened folds on the corpus of the stomach,and biopsy showed invasion of ALK+ALCL.We treated this patient with six cycles of CHOEP(Cyclophosphamide,Doxorubicin,Vincristine,Etoposide,and Prednisone)chemotherapy.At the conclusion of treatment,there was complete remission.Numerous white scars were found on the stomach,endoscopically consistent with a remission image of lymphoma.The endoscopic features of this case were thought to be similar to those of MCL.CONCLUSION The macroscopic/endoscopic features of gastrointestinal ALK+ALCL may be more similar to those of B-cell lymphomas rather than T-cell lymphomas.展开更多
基金Supported by Department of Cancer Pathology,Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine,Sapporo,Japan
文摘Multiple lymphomatous polyposis(MLP)is an uncommon type of gastrointestinal lymphoma characterized by the presence of multiple polyps along the gastrointestinal tract.Most of this entity is in fact considered the counterpart of gastrointestinal tract involvement for mantle cell lymphoma(MCL).To our knowledge,there have been no reports on[fluorine-18]-fluorodeoxy-glucose(18F-FDG)-positron emission tomography(PET)/computed tomography(CT)imaging for gastrointestinal MCL with MLP.We present the results of 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in a patient with gastrointestinal tract involvement of MCL showing continuous MLP from the stomach to the rectum and intestinal intussusception.FDG-PET/CT findings were false negative in typical MLP spreading widely over the gastrointestinal tract,but uptake was noted in large lesions with deep infiltration considered atypical as MLP.On FDG-PET/CT imaging,the Ki-67proliferative index,which is a cell proliferation marker,showed neither correlation with the presence of uptake nor the maximum standardized uptake value.
文摘BACKGROUND Anaplastic large cell lymphoma(ALCL)is a type of T-cell lymphoma that can be divided into two categories:anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive(ALK+)and ALK-negative.Gastrointestinal ALK+ALCL is rare.Multiple lymphomatous polyposis(MLP)is thought to be a representative form of gastrointestinal lesion in mantle cell lymphoma,and T-cell lymphomas seldom show this feature.Here,we report the first known case of ALK+ALCL with gastroduodenal involvement to present with MLP.CASE SUMMARY The patient was a 43-year-old man who was complained of a mass in the left inguinal area and was performed open biopsy.ALK+ALCL was diagnosed pathologically.Computed tomography scan demonstrated multiple lymph node lesions in the abdomen-pelvis/inguinal region,and scattered nodular lesions in both lung fields.He did not complain of gastrointestinal symptoms.While,esophagogastroduodenoscopy identified MLP lesions from the antrum of the stomach to the descending portion of the duodenum and mild thickened folds on the corpus of the stomach,and biopsy showed invasion of ALK+ALCL.We treated this patient with six cycles of CHOEP(Cyclophosphamide,Doxorubicin,Vincristine,Etoposide,and Prednisone)chemotherapy.At the conclusion of treatment,there was complete remission.Numerous white scars were found on the stomach,endoscopically consistent with a remission image of lymphoma.The endoscopic features of this case were thought to be similar to those of MCL.CONCLUSION The macroscopic/endoscopic features of gastrointestinal ALK+ALCL may be more similar to those of B-cell lymphomas rather than T-cell lymphomas.
