title: Laparoscopic treatment of simultaneous splenic lymphangioma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: report of a case.
abstract: We report, to the best of our knowledge, the first case of simultaneous splenic lymphangioma and non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma with liver and bone marrow involvement arising in a 69-year-old woman suffering from chronic hepatitis C infection treated with laparoscopic splenectomy followed by polychemotherapy. After 22 months from surgical treatment, the patient is alive without signs of residual disease. According to our experience, laparoscopic splenectomy followed by polychemotherapy seems to be an effective treatment for simultaneous splenic lymphangioma and non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, General Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit, University of Bari, Italy. g.bros@tiscali.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Puglisi
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: Palma
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Capuano
authors.forename: Gennaro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martines
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lograno
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Memeo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019046:Bone Marrow Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome