title: Primary lymphoma of the head of the pancreas.
abstract: Primary and isolated lymphoma of the head of pancreas with secondary involvement of the lungs and obstructive jaundice, in a 31-year-old postpartum woman, is described. The histological diagnosis was diffuse histiocytic lymphoma. Chemotherapeutic treatment resulted in complete remission of the tumor. During therapy a pseudocyst of the pancreas developed and a gastrocystostomy was performed. This is the second reported case of primary pancreatic lymphoma in the English medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Regional Hospital of Western Galilee, Nahariya, Israel.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shtamler
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bickel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Manor
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Shahar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuten
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suprun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012074:Remission Induction; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed