PRIMARY HODGKINS-DISEASE OF THE SIGMOID COLON - A CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

We report the case of an 81-year-old man who underwent a segmental res ection of the sigmoid colon for severe diverticular disease. Histopath ologic diagnosis revealed extranodal Hodgkin's disease, and the diagno sis was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. The incidence of extranodal Hodgkin's disease is rare and represents an infrequent occurrence as a gastrointestinal neoplasm and primary gastrointestinal lymphoma. A r eview of the literature for gastrointestinal lymphomas with emphasis o n the occurrence of Hodgkin's disease, the diagnostic features, and th e site of gastrointestinal tract involvement is reported.