Multidisciplinary expertise in the diagnosis of cecal lymphoma

Giulia Brooks; Marina Andreetta; Francesco Fascetti Leon; Guendalina Mognato; Calogero Virgone; Monica Zuliani; Alberto Fantin; Marta Pillon; Luisa Santoro; Piergiorgio Gamba; Patrizia Dall’Igna

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports (Aug 2020)

Multidisciplinary expertise in the diagnosis of cecal lymphoma

Giulia Brooks,
Marina Andreetta,
Francesco Fascetti Leon,
Guendalina Mognato,
Calogero Virgone,
Monica Zuliani,
Alberto Fantin,
Marta Pillon,
Luisa Santoro,
Piergiorgio Gamba,
Patrizia Dall’Igna

Affiliations

Giulia Brooks: Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, N. Giustiniani Street, 3, 35128, Padua, Italy; Corresponding author. Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, N. Giustiniani Street, 3, 35128, Padua, Italy.
Marina Andreetta: Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, N. Giustiniani Street, 3, 35128, Padua, Italy
Francesco Fascetti Leon: Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, N. Giustiniani Street, 3, 35128, Padua, Italy
Guendalina Mognato: Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, N. Giustiniani Street, 3, 35128, Padua, Italy
Calogero Virgone: Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, N. Giustiniani Street, 3, 35128, Padua, Italy
Monica Zuliani: Radiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, N. Giustiniani Street, 2, 35128, Padua, Italy
Alberto Fantin: GastroEnterology Unit, Department of Surgical Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, N. Giustiniani Street, 2, 35128, Padua, Italy; Gastroenterology Unit (IOV), Dei Carpani Street, 16/Z, 31033, Castelfranco Veneto, TV, Italy
Marta Pillon: Pediatric Onco-Hematology Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, N. Giustiniani Street, 3, 35128, Padua, Italy
Luisa Santoro: Anatomic Pathology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, N. Giustiniani Street, 1, 35128, Padua, Italy
Piergiorgio Gamba: Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, N. Giustiniani Street, 3, 35128, Padua, Italy
Patrizia Dall’Igna: Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, N. Giustiniani Street, 3, 35128, Padua, Italy

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 59
p. 101489

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This particular case highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary team expertise in the differential diagnostic process of acute abdominal pain. The case involves a 10-year old Chinese boy who presented with intermittent abdominal pain; the clinical and radiologic picture narrowed the differential diagnosis between an acute appendicitis and an intestinal lymphoma. Diagnosis of a high grade - B lymphoma was made by performing a colonoscopy; this procedure was deemed the best option to obtain a quick diagnosis with low invasiveness.

Published in Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports

ISSN: 2213-5766 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics; Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-pediatric-surgery-case-reports/

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