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CT scan illustrating the area of intussusception.
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Further investigations with a computer tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast showed a 9 cm circumferential wall thickening of the small bowel inferior to the transverse colon, associated with two areas of intussusception and further abnormal loops of bowel (Figure 1).
Hematoxylin and eosin stain showing intestinal glands surrounded by large pleomorphic lymphoid cells (magnification x200).
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The histopathological examination of the specimens revealed features of high grade non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma of the diffuse large B-cell type (Figure 2).