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Her abdominal and pelvic enhanced CT revealed mucosal thickness of cecum (circle) and enlarged lesional lymph node (arrows). Left panel indicates transverse imaging and right panel indicates coronal imaging.
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Her computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated thickening of mucosa and enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes (Figure 1).
Colonoscopy showed hemorrhagic erosion and ulceration (arrows) at terminal ileum (left) and cecum (right).
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A colonoscopy examination showed a round mucosal elevation with hemorrhagic erosion and ulceration at the terminal ileum and cecum (Figure 2), for which the pathological finding was suspicious malignant lymphoma with an infiltration of atypical lymphocytes into necrotic mucosa (Figure 3).
Histopathological findings were compatible of malignant lymphoma of colon mucosa, where small atypical lymphocytes (positive for CD3 and CD5) with cleaved nuclear infiltrate in intra-tubular submucosal area.
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A colonoscopy examination showed a round mucosal elevation with hemorrhagic erosion and ulceration at the terminal ileum and cecum (Figure 2), for which the pathological finding was suspicious malignant lymphoma with an infiltration of atypical lymphocytes into necrotic mucosa (Figure 3).