Colonic Involvement in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia
Various gastrointestinal infiltrations have been described in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). Here, we report a 69-year-old man with CLL and anaemia in whom the macroscopic finding of colonoscopy was normal, but the histological specimens revealed lymphocytic leukemia in ileum and...
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| author | P. E. T. Arkkila H. Nuutinen F. Ebeling E. Elonen P. Kärkkäinen M.-L. Karjalainen-Lindsberg |
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| description | Various gastrointestinal infiltrations have been described in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). Here, we report a 69-year-old man with CLL and anaemia in whom the macroscopic finding of colonoscopy was normal, but the histological specimens revealed lymphocytic leukemia in ileum and in colon. If a CLL patient has any symptoms suggesting a possible GI manifestation of the haematologic disease or anaemia not explained by bone marrow infiltration or hemolysis, the diagnostic evaluation should include endoscopies with adequate biopsies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1d336c29d99944d3b34319ab503e649c2025-02-03T01:21:42ZengWileyGastroenterology Research and Practice1687-61211687-630X2008-01-01200810.1155/2008/742146742146Colonic Involvement in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic LeukaemiaP. E. T. Arkkila0H. Nuutinen1F. Ebeling2E. Elonen3P. Kärkkäinen4M.-L. Karjalainen-Lindsberg5Department of Gastroenterology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, 00290 Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of Gastroenterology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, 00290 Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of Gastroenterology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, 00290 Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of Gastroenterology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, 00290 Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of Gastroenterology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, 00290 Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of Gastroenterology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, 00290 Helsinki, FinlandVarious gastrointestinal infiltrations have been described in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). Here, we report a 69-year-old man with CLL and anaemia in whom the macroscopic finding of colonoscopy was normal, but the histological specimens revealed lymphocytic leukemia in ileum and in colon. If a CLL patient has any symptoms suggesting a possible GI manifestation of the haematologic disease or anaemia not explained by bone marrow infiltration or hemolysis, the diagnostic evaluation should include endoscopies with adequate biopsies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/742146 |
| spellingShingle | P. E. T. Arkkila H. Nuutinen F. Ebeling E. Elonen P. Kärkkäinen M.-L. Karjalainen-Lindsberg Colonic Involvement in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Gastroenterology Research and Practice |
| title | Colonic Involvement in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia |
| title_full | Colonic Involvement in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia |
| title_fullStr | Colonic Involvement in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Colonic Involvement in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia |
| title_short | Colonic Involvement in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia |
| title_sort | colonic involvement in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia |
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