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Journal of Case Reports
Non Hodgkin Duodenal Lymphoma in a 5 year old girl
Gentiana Cekodhima1,Virtut Velmishi2, Altin Cekodhima3, Donjeta Bali4, Fatmir Bilaj5, Majlinda Ikonomi1, Mirela Xhafa4
Departments of Pathology1, Pediatric Gastroenterology2, Pediatric Hemoto-oncology4, Radiology5, Mother Teresa Hospital, Tirana, Albania; Endoscopic Clinic Center3, “La Vita” Tirana, Albania.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Virtut Velmishi
Email: tutimodh@yahoo.com
Received: 12-AUG-2015 Accepted: 27-AUG-2015 Published Online: 15-SEP-2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2015.0101
Abstract
A 5 year old female child presented to pediatric outpatient department with melena and non-specific abdominal pain. She underwent an upper endoscopy which showed a confluent polypoid ulcerative lesion in the duodenum. Histopathology was consistent with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. This is a rare neoplasm of duodenum and must be differentiated from other type of malignancies.
Keywords : Duodenum, Gastroscopy, Lymphoma, Melena, Non Hodgkins Lymphoma.
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