Primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma treated with liver resection. Case report.
In a patient who underwent extended right hemihepatectomy for a mass in the right liver lobe, the lesion proved to be primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma. When recurrence was diagnosed 9 months later, chemotherapy was begun. Primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the liver is rare, with only c. 55 cases reported in the world literature.
Søndenaa
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Department of Surgery, Ullevål Hospital, University of Oslo, Norway.
Stadaas
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JO
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000188:drug therapy*