[Primary lymphoma of the liver treated by extended hepatectomy and chemotherapy: a case report].
Primary lymphoma of the liver is an extremely rare entity. A case of anaplastic large B-cell (both CD-20 and lambda positive) non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that was confined to the liver in a 33-year-old man is reported. The patient was treated with an extended right hepatectomy and combination chemotherapy: cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine, and prednisone. The patient was disease free 24 months after the procedure.
Chaib
Eleazar
E
Hospital das Clínicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Leite
Katia Ramos Moreira
KR
Saad
Willian Abrão
WA
Gama-Rodrigues
Joaquim
J
D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male