Diagnostic Histopathology
Volume 15, Issue 6 , Pages 318-322, June 2009

Synchronous adenocarcinoma and marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of the colon: a case report

Neil Sahasrabudhe FRCPath Consultant Histopathologist is at the Department of Histopathology, Royal Blackburn Hospital, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Blackburn, UK

Nitin Khirwadkar FRCPath Consultant Histopathologist is at the Department of Histopathology, Royal Blackburn Hospital, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Blackburn, UK

Richard Prescott FRCPath Consultant Histopathologist is at the Department of Histopathology, Royal Blackburn Hospital, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Blackburn, UK

published online 30 April 2009.

Abstract 

Synchronous development of a colonic adenocarcinoma and lymphoma is extremely rare, with only a few cases reported in the literature. We report a case of a marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, which was incidentally diagnosed in a colonic resection for adenocarcinoma in a 77-year-old woman. It is important to be aware of the association, so as not to regard all lymphoid infiltrates surrounding a carcinoma as being reactive in nature.

Keywords: adenocarcinoma, colon, lymphoma, synchronous

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PII: S1756-2317(09)00067-X

doi:10.1016/j.mpdhp.2009.03.005

Diagnostic Histopathology
Volume 15, Issue 6 , Pages 318-322, June 2009

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