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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Sep 15, 2014; 6(9): 377-380
Published online Sep 15, 2014. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v6.i9.377
Published online Sep 15, 2014. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v6.i9.377
Colonic adenocarcinoma, mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma and tuberculosis in a segment of colon: A case report
Ambedkar Raj Kulandai Velu, Banushree C Srinivasamurthy, Department of Pathology, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College, Puducherry 605107, India
Krishnan Nagarajan, Ilavarasi Sinduja, Department of Radiology, Sri ManakulaVinayagar Medical College, Bhubaneswar 751019, Odisha, India
Author contributions: Kulandai Velu AR collected clinical data and gave pathology opinion; Srinivasamurthy BC gave pathology opinion and designed the manuscript; Nagarajan K and Sinduja I gave radiological diagnosis; Nagarajan K did critical editing as well.
Correspondence to: Dr. Banushree C Srinivasamurthy, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College, Puducherry 605107, India. drbanushree15@hotmail.com
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Received: February 24, 2014
Revised: May 11, 2014
Accepted: July 18, 2014
Published online: September 15, 2014
Revised: May 11, 2014
Accepted: July 18, 2014
Published online: September 15, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: We report a first case report of synchronous adenocarcinoma,mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma and tuberculosis in the same segment of colon in 43-year-old immunocompetent female patient. There are around 4 case reports of sychronous adenocarcinoma and MALT lymphoma to date in the literature.What we describe isthe first such case in the literature.