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Case Reports
. 2022 Sep 26;2022(9):omac096.
doi: 10.1093/omcr/omac096. eCollection 2022 Sep.

An unusual ileocecal tumor

Takato Inoue  1 , Naonori Inoue  1 , Takuji Kawamura  1 , Koji Uno  1
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Case Reports

An unusual ileocecal tumor

Takato Inoue et al. Oxf Med Case Reports. .

Abstract

We report the case of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) with a fistula from the ileum to the cecum. A 57-year-old male came to the hospital complaining of abdominal pain. He underwent an abdominal computed tomography with contrast, which showed full-thickness wall thickening at the ileocecal region. He underwent a lower gastrointestinal endoscopy. No tumor was found at the ileocecal valve, and macroscopic findings were normal. The scope was advanced to the cecum, an additional outpouching was found. The outpouching appeared to be an ileocecal fistula. The diagnosis was DLBCL.

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(a) When the scope was advanced to the cecum, an additional outpouching was found (white arrowhead). (b) The patient underwent a gastrointestinal angiography. The proximal ileum and the narrowed terminal ileum were imaged (white arrow indicates the narrowed terminal ileum).
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