Primary liver AIDS-related lympoma.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) are the second most frequent malignancies in AIDS patients. The majority of NHL associated with AIDS involves extranodal sites, especially the digestive tract and the central nervous system. Primary liver lymphoma (PLL) is an uncommon neoplasm among these patients. Ultrasonography and computed tomography scans may be helpful in the diagnosis of focal hepatic lymphoma. Image-guided fine-needle biopsy with histopathology of the liver lesions is the gold standard for the diagnosis of hepatic lymphoma. We report a case of PLL as the initial manifestation of AIDS in a patient without any previous infection by hepatitis C or B virus, presented as multiple and large hepatic masses.
Villafañe
María Florencia
MF
Division "B", HIV/AIDS, Infectious Diseases F.J. Muñiz Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina. mfioti@intramed.net.ar
Trione
Norberto
N
Corti
Marcelo
M
Mendez
Nora
N
Gancedo
Elisa
E
Zamora
Norberto
N
Levin
Marta
M
D000328:Adult; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed