title: Primary hepatic lymphoma in an adolescent treated with hepatic lobectomy and chemotherapy.
abstract: A case of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, confined to the liver, in a 17-year-old boy is reported. The patient was treated with an extended left hepatectomy and combination chemotherapy: Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide), vincristine, prednisone, and methotrexate (COMP). The patient remains disease free at 1 year.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Pescovitz
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Snover
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Orchard
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Neglia
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Najarian
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Payne
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012074:Remission Induction; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone; D008727:Methotrexate