acute presentation of primary gastrointestinal lymphoma

ABSTRACT

Fifteen cases of primary gastrointestinal lymphoma presented to us with the clinical picture of acute abdomen during a period of five years. A correct pre-operative diagnosis of the underlying cause was seldom made. The present study attempts to emphasise the importance of considering the possibility in every case of acute abdomen as many cases of lymphoma may present with perforation, obstruction or haemorhage at the first time of attendance. Even some cases may simulate acute peritonitis without actual perforation