[A case of natural killer like T cell lymphoma misdiagnosed as Behcet's Enteritis of the terminal ileum]

Korean J Gastroenterol. 2011 Jun;57(6):365-9. doi: 10.4166/kjg.2011.57.6.365.
[Article in Korean]

Abstract

Primary natural killer (NK) cell like T cell lymphoma of the terminal ileum is extremely rare. It most frequently occurs in the nasal or paranasal areas and less frequently in the skin, the soft tissue, and the gastrointestinal tract. NK/T cell lymphoma involving gastrointestinal tract has characteristic endoscopic features of Inflammatory bowel disease. We herein describe a first case of primary NK/T cell lymphoma misdiagnosed as Behcet's enteritis of the terminal ileum colonoscopically and complicated by cecal bleeding and perforation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis
  • CD56 Antigen / metabolism
  • Colonoscopy
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ileal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Killer Cells, Natural / immunology*
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / immunology
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • CD56 Antigen