Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma In Herniated Sigmoid Colon Presenting as Irreducible Left Sided Inguinal Hernia – A Case Report And Review of Literature

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Abstract

Small bowel lymphoma presenting as inguinal hernia: case report and literature review

“…Only one case in the literature is reported as small intestine lymphoma diagnosed as a femoral hernia [ 19 ], and one case is reported of sigmoid colon lymphoma presenting as an irreducible left-sided inguinal hernia [ 4 ]; however, a review of the literature revealed no cases of small intestinal lymphoma presenting as an inguinal hernia (Table 1 ). This is the first reported case to the best of our knowledge.…”

“…The small bowel [ 2 ] is the second leading site, after the stomach [ 3 ], for primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (PGI NHL). It commonly causes abdominal pain, changes in bowel habits, weight loss, a palpable abdominal mass and blood in the stool [ 4 ]. The most common histological subtype of PGI NHL is diffuse large B cell lymphoma, for which systemic chemotherapy with rituximab is the most common treatment [ 3 ].…”