title: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with rheumatism-like presentation and multiple cystic and nodular lesions in the liver.
abstract: We report the case of a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in an isolated and not previously diagnosed "adult polycystic liver disease". In this case, a rheumatism-like presentation was associated with the discovery of multiple nodular and cystic lesions in the liver. Of these, the former were related to lymphoma involvement, the latter to pre-existent liver disease. The singularity of the case, not previously reported, and some difficulties met in diagnosing the two pathologies, justify the report.
authors.affiliation: Divisione Medica Rizzi, Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milano.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cirasino
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Costantini
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Canesi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Renzo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morra
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed