Primary Hepatic Lymphoma : A Challenging Diagnosis
Joint Authors
Arkoumani, Elissavet
Dellaportas, Dionysios
Marinis, Athanasios
Adamantia, Zizi-Sermpetzoglou
Despoina, Myoteri
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Primary hepatic lymphoma is an unusual malignancy and is very difficult to diagnose promptly.
An intrigue case presenting with cholestatic jaundice is reviewed and main disease characteristics are further discussed.
Case Report.
A 70-year-old male presented with dull right upper quadrant abdominal pain and mild cholestatic jaundice.
Initial evaluation revealed mildly elevated liver function tests and normal tumor markers, while imaging with an abdominal CT-scan showed multiple hypodense nodules in both liver lobes.
First impression of metastatic deposits from gastrointestinal origin was not confirmed by endoscopic means.
After CT-guided biopsy, primary diffuse large B-cells non-Hodgkin lymphoma was revealed.
Appropriate chemotherapy improved patient’s condition markedly.
Discussion.
Primary hepatic lymphoma is a rare form of extranodal lymphomas, accounting for less than 1% of all extranodal lymphomas in general.
In order to define the condition as PHL, liver has to be the only site of lymphoma occurrence or to be involved in a major degree with minimal nonliver disease.
Most PHLs are of B-cell origin with large cells as the main cell type.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Despoina, Myoteri& Dellaportas, Dionysios& Arkoumani, Elissavet& Marinis, Athanasios& Adamantia, Zizi-Sermpetzoglou. 2014. Primary Hepatic Lymphoma : A Challenging Diagnosis. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Despoina, Myoteri…[et al.]. Primary Hepatic Lymphoma : A Challenging Diagnosis. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Despoina, Myoteri& Dellaportas, Dionysios& Arkoumani, Elissavet& Marinis, Athanasios& Adamantia, Zizi-Sermpetzoglou. Primary Hepatic Lymphoma : A Challenging Diagnosis. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-454945