title: Discrete peritoneal and pericardial implants of non-Hodgkin lymphoma--CT findings and review of the literature.
abstract: Peritoneal spread of non-Hodgkin lymphoma is rare: fewer than three percent of persons afflicted with this disease develop peritoneal spread. Pericardial involvement by non-Hodgkin lymphoma is equally rare. We report an instance of peritoneal and pericardial spread in a patient with non-Hodgkin lymphoma that was detected only by CT scan. The peritoneal lesions were not visible by ultrasound examination. A pertinent review of the literature is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Eckel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Mettler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed