Recurrent lymphoma presenting as painless, chronic intussusception: A case report

Table 1 Characteristics of patients presenting with intussusception due to hematological malignancy

Characteristics		Value
Gender	Male	80.3%
	Female	19.7%
Age	Average	8.0 ± 3.8 yr
	Median	7.5 yr
Type of malignancy	Lymphoma	85.3%
	Leukemia	14.7%
Presenting symptom(s)	Anemia	6.3%
	Abdominal pain	25.0%
	Abdominal pain, distension	31.3%
	Abdominal pain, vomiting	12.5%
	Abdominal pain, hematochezia	12.5%
	Abdominal pain, vomiting, hematochezia	12.5%

Table 2 Characteristics of the intussusceptions

Characteristics		Percentage
Timing of intussusception in relation to malignancy	At diagnosis	47.6%
	Induction	14.3%
	Maintenance	19.0%
	Relapse	19.0%
Location of intussusception	Ileo-colic	86.7%
	Ileo-ileal	9.3%
	Ileo-ileo-colic	2.7%
	Colo-colic	1.3%
Chronicity of intussusception	Acute	40.0%
	Chronic	60.0%
Presence of a lead point	Yes	89.7%
	No	10.3%
Cause of lead point	Malignancy	80.8%
	Necrosis	7.7%
	Hematoma	3.8%
	Lymph node	3.8%
	Typhlitis	3.8%
Barium enema reduction	Successful	14.3%
	Unsuccessful	85.7%
Surgical intervention required	Yes	95.7%
	No	4.3%
Diagnostic mode for cancer	Surgery	77.8%
	Colonoscopy	11.1%
	Imaging	5.6%
	Autopsy	5.6%