@article {Colleranbcr0620080270, author = {Gabrielle Christina Colleran and Kevin Christopher Cronin and Mary Casey and Fadel Bennani and Iqdam Tobbia and Kevin Barry}, title = {Enteropathy associated T cell lymphoma: common in coeliac disease}, volume = {2009}, elocation-id = {bcr0620080270}, year = {2009}, doi = {10.1136/bcr.06.2008.0270}, publisher = {BMJ Publishing Group}, abstract = {A 56-year-old male admitted with haematemesis and epigastric pain and severe weight loss on a background of coeliac disease. Computed tomography (CT) abdomen revealed a thickening of the mucosal folds of a short segment of jejunum. He deteriorated and had an exploratory laparotomy and bowel resection with side-side jejojejunal stapled anastomosis and extended right hemicolectomy and ileocolic anastomosis. Histology demonstrated multifocal high-grade malignant T cell lymphoma. Coeliac disease is a very common lifelong disorder. It is associated with osteoporosis, infertility, autoimmune disorders and increased risk of malignancy including an increased risk of non-Hodgkin{\textquoteright}s lymphoma (NHL) especially of the T cell type. Enteropathy-type T cell lymphoma is associated with a very poor prognosis. There is significant evidence that adherence to a gluten-free diet decreases the risk of developing enteropathy-type T cell lymphoma and helps to prevent development of autoimmune diseases, diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis in patients with coeliac disease.}, URL = {https://casereports.bmj.com/content/2009/bcr.06.2008.0270}, eprint = {https://casereports.bmj.com/content}, journal = {Case Reports} }