Ruminations by a non-academic general surgeon from the heart of the rust belt.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
T-cell Small Bowel Lymphoma
Interesting case of a small bowel obstruction due to a T-cell lymphoma. T-cell lymphomas arise in the setting of underlying celiac sprue. The prognosis is generally poor, even after definitive surgical resection and adjuvant chemotherapy. One and five year survival rates are 38% and 19%, respectively, according to this paper.