Isolated gastric involvement of recurrent Hodgkin lymphoma: a case report and review of the literature

oleh: Soroush Kohansal, Mohammad Ashouri, Narjes Mohammadzadeh

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: BMC 2023-05-01

Deskripsi

Abstract Background Although the gastrointestinal tract is one of the most common sites for extranodal lymphoma, gastrointestinal lymphoma is a rare disease that is almost exclusively non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Case presentation We present a rare condition of Hodgkin lymphoma relapse after 12 years as isolated gastric involvement caused massive gastrointestinal bleeding in a 34-year-old Iranian woman. According to the result of the upper endoscopy, laparotomy was performed, and a large mass in the upper part of the fundus, alongside the esophagogastric junction, was seen, so gastrectomy was performed. Conclusion All symptoms and paraclinical findings for gastrointestinal Hodgkin lymphoma are nonspecific. Therefore, the preoperative diagnosis is challenging. It seems that surgery is a suitable diagnostic and therapeutic method in this field.