Spontaneous remission of multilobated non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
A 67-year-old previously well man was admitted with hypercalcemia after a 7-day history of fever, night sweats, and back pain. The blood showed 5% multilobated lymphoid cells. A multilobated non-Hodgkin lymphoma associated with marked reticulin fibrosis was diagnosed on a bone marrow biopsy. During the next 7 days, in the absence of specific therapy, his symptoms disappeared. Three weeks after admission his biochemical abnormalities had resolved and after 9 weeks his bone marrow examination was normal. He remains in clinical and laboratory remission 16 months after presentation.
Grigg
A P
AP
Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of B.C., Vancouver General Hospital, Canada.
Gray
G R
GR
Shepherd
J D
JD
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous