Anal canal lymphoma: Case report and literature review

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https://doi.org/10.22516/25007440.777

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Anal lymphoma, Plamablastic lymphoma, Colorectal cancer, Anorectal cancer

Abstract

Introduction: Primary tumors of the anal canal other than carcinomas are rare entities; among them, anal canal lymphomas are extremely unusual and pose both a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for the coloproctologist.

Case presentation: A male patient with positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with proctalgia and mass sensation at the perianal level. A concentric thickening of the walls of the lower rectum was documented by magnetic resonance imaging, with colonoscopy and biopsies with histopathology compatible with plasmablastic lymphoma. Therefore, a diverting colostomy was performed and, subsequently, the hematology service indicated chemotherapy with the EPOCH scheme.

Discussion: Lymphoma of the anus represents 0.2 % of anorectal tumors, most of these are non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas; Hodgkin’s disease at the anorectal level is even rarer. The population with the highest risk of this entity is HIV-positive patients, such as the patient in this case, although other associated factors are described in the literature.

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Author Biographies

Julian Andrés Romo Sanchez, Universidad del Rosario

Medico y cirujano. Bogotá, Colombia.

Laura Ximena Covelli Salazar, Universidad del Rosario

MD. Residente Cirugía General 3er año, Universidad del Rosario

Laura Alejandra López Bello, Universidad del Rosario

Medica general universidad del Rosario, Medica rural Escuela Militar de Aviacion Marco Fidel Suarez, Medico de urgencias Hospital Profesor Jorge Cavelier

Carlos Edgar Figueroa Avendaño, Hospital Universitario Mayor Méderi

Medico, Cirujano General, Jefe de coloproctologia en Hospital Universitario Mayor Méderi

David Ricardo Baquero Zamarra, Hospital Universitario Mayor Mederi

Medico y cirujano General, Coloproctologo Hospital Universitario Mayor Mederi

Andrea Camila Recamán Pinzón, Universidad del Rosario

Medico General Universidad del Rosario. Médica en Red Medical

Horacio Humberto Garzón Olarte, Los Cobos Medical Center

Médico, Cirujano Genera y coloproctologo

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Figura 1. Masa a nivel del reborde anal

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2022-05-31

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Romo Sanchez, J. A., Covelli Salazar, L. X. ., López Bello, L. A. ., Figueroa Avendaño, C. E. ., Baquero Zamarra, D. R. ., Recamán Pinzón, A. C. ., & Garzón Olarte, H. H. . (2022). Anal canal lymphoma: Case report and literature review. Revista Colombiana De Gastroenterología, 37(2), 233–236. https://doi.org/10.22516/25007440.777

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