title: Primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the breast as third malignancy in one patient.
abstract: We report a case of primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the breast as third metachronous neoplasm in the same patient. Primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the breast occurred about 2 years after endometrial cancer and 1 year after bladder cancer. The patient underwent quadrantectomy with level I-II axillary lymph nodes dissection plus rituximab-cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone chemotherapy. Patient's health status gradually got worse and 11 months after surgery the patient died.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Immunology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guastafierro
authors.forename: Umberto
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Falcone
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Celentano
authors.forename: Franca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferraraccio
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iovino
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology*; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology