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Query: UMLS:C0024523 (
malabsorption
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Mycosis fungoides
(MF) is an uncommon T-cell lymphoma which characteristically involves the skin. Two patients with MF are described who developed fatal complications secondary to involvement of the gastrointestinal tract. One developed
malabsorption
due to small intestinal involvement; the other had a massive haemorrhage from an ulcerated nodule of tumour in the stomach. The potential for extracutaneous spread is discussed, and it is emphasized that bowel infiltration should be considered in any patient with MF who develops gastrointestinal symptoms or complications.
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PMID:Gastrointestinal complications of mycosis fungoides. 673 93
