title: Centrocytic lymphoma presenting as a subphrenic abscess and a solitary liver nodule.
abstract: Non Hodgkin's lymphoma revealed by hepatic manifestations is extremely rare. We describe here a 82-year old male patient who presented with a right subphrenic abscess and a solitary liver tumour that was shown to be a centrocytic lymphoma. Furthermore, asymptomatic cryptogenic liver cirrhosis was diagnosed. This previously unreported form of clinical presentation of a non Hodgkin's lymphoma as well as the association with liver cirrhosis are discussed in the context of the recent literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine 2, University Hospital of Santa Maria Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baptista
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Victorino
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: de Moura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013369:Subphrenic Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis