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World J Clin Cases. Apr 26, 2020; 8(8): 1454-1462
Published online Apr 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i8.1454
Published online Apr 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i8.1454
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma simulating Crohn’s disease: A case report
Ieva Stundiene, Vaidota Maksimaityte, Valentina Liakina, Jonas Valantinas, Centre of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius 03101, Lithuania
Valentina Liakina, Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Faculty of Fundamental Science, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius 10223, Lithuania
Valentina Liakina, Clinic of Gastroenterology, Nephrourology and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius 03101, Lithuania
Author contributions: Stundiene I was the gastroenterologist who followed up the patient; Stundiene I, Maksimaityte V performed patient’s data extraction and literature analysis; Stundiene I, Maksimaityte V, Liakina V wrote the manuscript; Valantinas J revised the manuscript for important intellectual content; all authors approved the final version of the manuscript to be submitted.
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Corresponding author: Valentina Liakina, PhD, Reader (Associate Professor), Senior Researcher, Clinic of Gastroenterology, Nephrourology and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 21/27 M. K. Ciurlionio Street, Vilnius 03101, Lithuania. valentina.liakina@santa.lt
Received: February 18, 2020
Peer-review started: February 18, 2020
First decision: March 5, 2020
Revised: March 12, 2020
Accepted: April 4, 2020
Article in press: April 4, 2020
Published online: April 26, 2020
Peer-review started: February 18, 2020
First decision: March 5, 2020
Revised: March 12, 2020
Accepted: April 4, 2020
Article in press: April 4, 2020
Published online: April 26, 2020
Core Tip
Core tip: Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma and Crohn‘s disease require different treatments, but both diseases can cause similar gastrointestinal symptoms and have no definitive diagnostic tests. The goal of this case report is to promote the more attentive attitude of gastroenterologists to the rare cases of lymphomas. In the presented case of a 52-year-old patient with a previous diagnosis of the small intestine Crohn's disease and good response to the corresponding treatment, the MALT lymphoma had a rare presentation form–an ulcer, while most MALT lymphomas appear as a mass. This circumstance has made it very difficult to make a correct diagnosis.