Discrete peritoneal and pericardial implants of non-Hodgkin lymphoma--CT findings and review of the literature.
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.
Eckel
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Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131.
Davis
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Mettler
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Rosenberg
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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