Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2016; 22(47): 10465-10470
Published online Dec 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i47.10465
Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma in a 47-year-old Crohn’s disease patient on thiopurine monotherapy
Maartje M van de Meeberg, Lauranne A A P Derikx, Harm A M Sinnige, Peet Nooijen, D Lucette Schipper, Loes H C Nissen
Maartje M van de Meeberg, D Lucette Schipper, Lauranne AAP Derikx, Loes HC Nissen, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 5200 ME ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Harm AM Sinnige, Department of Hematology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 5200 ME ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Peet Nooijen, Department of Pathology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 5200 ME ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Author contributions: van de Meeberg MM is first author and composed the manuscript; Derikx LAAP and Nissen LHC contributed equally in writing the manuscript; Sinnige HAM, Nooijen P and Schipper DL revised the manuscript; Schipper DL also provided the case.
Institutional review board statement: This case report was exempt.
Informed consent statement: The patient gave verbal informed consent prior to composing the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors have no conflicts of interests to declare.
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Correspondence to: Maartje M van de Meeberg, MD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, Henri Dunantstraat 1, 5200 ME ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. maartjevdm@gmail.com
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Received: June 26, 2016
Peer-review started: June 28, 2016
First decision: August 8, 2016
Revised: September 1, 2016
Accepted: September 28, 2016
Article in press: September 28, 2016
Published online: December 21, 2016
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Core Tip

Core tip: In this manuscript we provide an overview of all known cases in literature with Crohn’s disease (CD) who developed hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma (HSTCL) while on thiopurine monotherapy. In addition, we present our case of a patient with CD on thiopurine monotherapy who developed HSTCL at a relatively old age. This emphasizes that HSTCL may develop at all ages, even when the patient is solely on thiopurine monotherapy.