title: Primary liver AIDS-related lympoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division "B", HIV/AIDS, Infectious Diseases F.J. Muñiz Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina. mfioti@intramed.net.ar
authors.forename: María Florencia
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Villafañe
authors.forename: Norberto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Trione
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corti
authors.forename: Nora
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mendez
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gancedo
authors.forename: Norberto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zamora
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Levin
mesh_terms: 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