An uncommon clinical presentation of retroperitoneal non-Hodgkin lymphoma successfully treated with chemotherapy: a case report.
We report the case of a patient affected by an extra-nodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma presenting as a unique, large retroperitoneal mass with an unusual clinical presentation mimicking gastric peptic or neoplastic disease. The patient was successfully treated with a first generation therapy, CHOP modified regimen (cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 intravenously on d 1, epirubicin 55 mg/m2 intravenously on d 1, vincristine 1.2 mg/m2 intravenously on d 1, prednisone 60 mg/m2 on d 1-5), and a complete response was achieved. The (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography was used to assess the therapy outcome. A brief review of literature is provided.
Fulignati
Chiara
C
Department of Internal Medicine, Centre of Experimental and Clinical Oncology, University of Florence, School of Medicine, Viale Morgagni, 85, I-50134 Firenze, Italy.
Pantaleo
Pietro
P
Cipriani
Greta
G
Turrini
Marianna
M
Nicastro
Rosalia
R
Mazzanti
Roberto
R
Neri
Bruno
B
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006356:Heartburn / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011239:Prednisolone