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SUBMITTER: Louis-Jean S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC11000829 | biostudies-literature | 2023
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Louis-Jean Scarlet S Chaudhry Shire S Richards Stephanie S
Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives 20231104 6
Adult intussusception is a rare diagnosis that can be caused by non-Hodgkin's diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). In this case report, we discuss a middle-aged man who presented with non-specific symptoms of intussusception and absence of classic B symptoms. He was found to have intussusception secondary to stage IIIE, CD20 positive DLBCL. The patient underwent small bowel resection with anastomosis, followed by 6 cycles of R-CHOP, which resulted in complete remission of his neoplasm. In repo ...[more]