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Idan Grossmann1, Harshavardhan Sanekommu1, Natasha Campbell1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune City, USA.
Abstract:
Concurrent presentation of two primary gastrointestinal cancers is extremely rare. We describe an unusual presentation of a 69-year-old patient without a significant past medical history, who was diagnosed simultaneously with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and gastric adenocarcinoma. This case is distinguished by the development of severe, rarely reported complications such as duodenocolonic fistula, bowel perforation, pulmonary embolism, and multi-organ failure. The combination of those complications underscores the exceptional complexity of management.
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