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ARCHIVED Biopsy Results-Celiac &/or Lymphoma
cmckay replied to cmckay's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
The GI dr did not suggest any further testing at this time...we are to call him back towards the end of next week, after he has had the chance to talk to the people at the Mayo Clinic. -
ARCHIVED Biopsy Results-Celiac &/or Lymphoma
cmckay replied to cmckay's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
MALT Lymphoma of the colon and intestinal lymphoma were the types that my research pointed to and they have pathology results very similar to what my husbands showed AND the GI dr mentioned intestinal lymphoma yesterday as a possible diagnosis... -
ARCHIVED Biopsy Results-Celiac &/or Lymphoma
cmckay replied to cmckay's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Also the part about "lacking its usual mucin tops focally edematous mucosa with focal pooling of extravasated erythrocytes and lymphoid aggregates in the lamina propria"... When we talked to the GI doc, he mentioned lymphoma as one of the many possible diagnoses and said that the biopsy was not "cut and dry" for celiac disease... So, what parts of the pathology... -
ARCHIVED Biopsy Results-Celiac &/or Lymphoma
cmckay replied to cmckay's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
What made me think possible NHL was the lack of submucosa combined with lymphoid aggregates in the lamina propria. I forgot to include the pathologist's comments from the report: "Changes in the small bowel specimen may represent Marsh type II sprue, but other etiologies can exhibit increased intraepithelial lymphocytes in the small bowel, including infections... -
ARCHIVED Biopsy Results-Celiac &/or Lymphoma
cmckay posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hello, my husband has been sick for 2 yrs with extreme fatigue, weight loss, nausea, abd pain, diarrhea and constipation. Had a colonoscopy and EGD 6 weeks ago and we got the biopsy results yesterday. GI doc said he was puzzled and needed to consult with "someone smarter than me". Is sending slides to Mayo Clinic. I have a copy of the pathology report and...