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01.11.2008 | Case Report
Successful Treatment of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma of the Rectum with Radiation Therapy: Report of a Case
verfasst von:
Marcus Foo, M.B.B.S., B.Med.Sci., Michael W. T. Chao, M.B.B.S., F.R.A.N.Z.C.R., Peter Gibbs, M.B.B.S., M.D., F.R.A.C.P., Michael Guiney, M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.P., F.R.A.N.Z.C.R., Rodney Jacobs, M.Sc., F.R.A.C.S.
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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
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Ausgabe 11/2008
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Abstract
We report a case of Stage IE mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma arising in the rectum, which was successfully treated with radiotherapy. A 60-year-old man had several months of altered bowel habit with rectal bleeding and was found to have a large rectal tumor with no evidence of distant spread. Histologic studies showed this to be a mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. The patient received 45 Gy in 25 fractions with external beam radiotherapy during 5 weeks. The treatment was well tolerated and review at 41 months revealed no evidence of recurrence.