title: Primary hepatic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with rectal cancer: A case report.
abstract: Primary hepatic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is an extremely rare disease that is commonly neglected as a possible diagnosis. The present study reports the case of a middle-aged male with chronic hepatitis B in which primary hepatic NHL and rectal cancer occurred simultaneously. A large solitary tumor in the left lobe of the liver was incidentally detected on routine examination prior to the laparoscopic resection of the rectal cancer. Laparoscopic resection of the rectal cancer and a liver biopsy were performed simultaneously. The pathology revealed that the hepatic tumor was NHL and that the rectal cancer was adenocarcinoma. Systemic staging revealed no evidence of nodal or bone marrow involvement, therefore, primary hepatic lymphoma (PHL) was diagnosed. PHL associated with rectal adenocarcinoma is extremely rare and to the best of our knowledge, has never been reported. At present, the cause and most effective therapy for the condition remain unclear.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital and Oncology School of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Guo-Bin
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital and Oncology School of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Chao-Yuan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital and Oncology School of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital and Oncology School of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Hai-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ru
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital and Oncology School of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Bang-DE
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital and Oncology School of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Wei-Ping
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital and Oncology School of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Fei-Xiang
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital and Oncology School of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jian-Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital and Oncology School of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Ming
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital and Oncology School of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital and Oncology School of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zu-Shun
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital and Oncology School of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yin-Nong
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital and Oncology School of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: LE-Qun
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Li
keywords: liver; non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; primary liver lymphoma; rectal cancer