Monomorphic intestinal T-cell lymphoma. First reported case in Colombia and review of the literature

80 year old woman with incidental finding of abdominal mass in midgut, in which small bowel resection is performed for suspected abscess associated to surgical adhesions. Pathological examination of the surgical specimen showed a monomorphic CD56+ T cell lymphoma. T-cell lymphomas of the digestive tract are rare, accounting for 5% of all lymphoid neoplasms in this location. Monomorphic CD56+ intestinal T cell lymphoma corresponds to 10 - 20% of T cell intestinal lymphomas. This tumor occurs in regions where celiac disease is rare and it is not associated with enteropathy. Its course is aggressive and usually manifests as a surgical emergency by intestinal obstruction or perforation.