Albayrak, DoganIbis, Abdil CemHatipoglu, Ahmet RahmiPolat, NihatHoscoskun, Zeki2024-06-122024-06-1220081301-3149https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/21958Malignant tumors of the small bowel are rarely seen and are usually diagnosed in advanced stages because of the difficulties in diagnosis. Lymphomas account for %1 of malignant gastrointestinal system tumors. Primary gastrointestinal lymphoma is very rare and its preoperative diagnosis is difficult. Its diagnosis is usually made through laparotomy. A 77-year-old male patient developed acute abdomen during observation for partial mechanic intestinal obstruction. Emergent explorative laparotomy revealed perforation of a small bowel tumor. A wide small bowel resection was performed with a double-layer end-to-end anastomosis. Histopathological examination of the surgical specimen was reported as indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It should be kept in mind that small bowel tumors can present as mechanic intestinal obstruction, resulting in delayed diagnosis.trinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessIntestinal Neoplasms/SurgeryLymphoma, Nonhodgkin/SurgeryArticle2516064N/AWOS:0002576772000112-s2.0-70349102974N/A