EBV positive extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma presenting as intestinal lymphoma- A diagnostic challenge

Multiple small bowel perforations during the treatment of primary intestinal extranodal natural killer/T‐cell lymphoma, nasal type

“…Sometimes, patients with ENKTL‐NT are only affected in extra‐nasal sites, most frequently the skin, soft tissue, or as in the case of our present patient GI tract. The GI tract is one of the most common extranodal sites to be affected by lymphoma, but primary intestinal tumour ENKTL‐NT is extremely rare and it can involve parts of the small bowel such as the ileum and jejunum, and also the colon and ileocecal junction 4 . Symptoms, endoscopic and radiological techniques are important to establish diagnosis, but confirmation is by IHC and histopathological findings.…”

“…The GI tract is one of the most common extranodal sites to be affected by lymphoma, but primary intestinal tumour ENKTL-NT is extremely rare and it can involve parts of the small bowel such as the ileum and jejunum, and also the colon and ileocecal junction. 4 Symptoms, endoscopic and radiological techniques are important to establish diagnosis, but confirmation is by IHC and histopathological findings. The most commonly presenting symptom is abdominal pain, with or without fever.…”