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Iron malabsorption in a patient with large cell lymphoma involving the duodenum
T J Reid1, C P Stamm, D M Dunning
1Department of Hematology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC.
The American Journal of Gastroenterology
|October 1, 1992
Abstract:
Iron malabsorption compounded the anemia in a patient with diffuse large cell lymphoma involving the small intestine. Both upper gastrointestinal series with small bowel follow-through and computerized tomographic scan demonstrated lymphomatous involvement of the duodenum and proximal jejunum by a retroperitoneal mass. An oral iron-loading absorption test was consistent with malabsorption of iron. After two cycles of systemic chemotherapy, the retroperitoneal mass resolved and the iron loading test normalized.