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The patient had noted the recent onset of abdominal distention with 2 episodes of acute lower abdominal pain within 2 months. These symptoms were accompanied by a loss of weight. The stools had become black in color over a period of 7 days. Examination revealed a large nontender spherical mass occupying the right lower abdomen. A barium enema demonstrated dilatation of the terminal ileum with distortion of the mucosal pattern. A computerized tomography (CT) examination revealed a mass in the lower abdomen 10 × 10 × 8cm extending into the cecum and ascending colon. A collection of contrast appeared within the mass, suggesting a bowel perforation was present. Colonoscopy revealed a large polypoid mass in the medial aspect of the proximal ascending colon and cecum, which obscured the ileocecal valve.
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(2006). Ileocecal Lymphoma. In: Colorectal Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36941-4_67
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