title: [Effective combined modality therapy for a patient with primary adrenal lymphoma].
abstract: Primary adrenal lymphoma is a rare lymphoma with clinical features consisting of a high incidence of bilateral adrenal involvement, diffuse large B-cell histology and secondary adrenal insufficiency. We report a successful treatment of a patient with primary adrenal lymphoma using a combined modality therapy (CMT). A 62-year-old man was hospitalized with pain of the flank, and a computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen revealed very large, bilateral adrenal masses. A needle biopsy of the left adrenal mass revealed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. After irradiation of both adrenal lymphomas and CHOP therapy accompanied by intrathecal treatment and rituximab, the patient underwent a left adrenalectomy and high-dose chemotherapy with autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. The patient has been disease-free for 2 years after the diagnosis of primary adrenal lymphoma. In contrast to the previous reports of poor response to conventional-dose chemotherapy alone and short-term survival of patients with primary adrenal lymphoma, our patient has demonstrated that radiation therapy combined with chemotherapy and rituximab may be an effective modality as a first-line therapeutic regimen for localized primary adrenal lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Chitose City Hospital.
authors.forename: Sayaka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shirao
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kida
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: Yoshiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Niitsu
authors.forename: Yu-ichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Konuma
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirayama
authors.forename: Kyuhei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kohda
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D036102:Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D000069283:Rituximab; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000069283:Rituximab; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011239:Prednisolone