title: [Primary T cell lymphoma of the pancreas: clinical case report].
abstract: Primary pancreatic lymphomas (PPL) are rare tumors, comprising 1% of extra-nodal lymphomas and 0.5% of all pancreatic masses. Fewer than 150 cases have been reported worldwide, which most commonly are large B cell lymphomas. T cell lymphomas comprise 4% of all PPL and present a 5-year survival rate of 0%. We report the case of a 28 year-old Peruvian woman who presented with a fatal acute cholangitis and a history of insidious weight loss and obstructive jaundice. The CT scan revaled a diffuse heterogeneus mass in the head of the pancreas along with a mildly dilated pancreatic duct and dilated intra and extra-hepatic bile ducts, no liver, splenic involvement, or retroperitoneal adenopathies were evident. An autopsy was performed and the histopathologic investigation confirmed a T cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, CD3+ CD20-.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterólogo, Hospital Luis Heysen Inchaustegui-Essalud, Chiclayo, Perú.
authors.forename: Carolina I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Galarreta
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yepez
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Velez
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*