title: An uncommon clinical presentation of retroperitoneal non-Hodgkin lymphoma successfully treated with chemotherapy: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Centre of Experimental and Clinical Oncology, University of Florence, School of Medicine, Viale Morgagni, 85, I-50134 Firenze, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fulignati
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pantaleo
authors.forename: Greta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cipriani
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turrini
authors.forename: Rosalia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nicastro
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mazzanti
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Neri
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011239:Prednisolone