Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma initially presenting with peritoneal dissemination.
Risa HirataMasaki TagoYoshinori TokushimaPublished in: Clinical case reports (2021)
A 62-year-old woman with a severely distended abdomen and no palpable superficial lymph nodes visited the hospital. Computed tomography with contrast enhancement revealed multiple fused and homogeneously contrasting masses filling the abdominal cavity. She was diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma by ultrasound-guided needle biopsy performed on admission.
Keyphrases
- diffuse large b cell lymphoma
- ultrasound guided
- fine needle aspiration
- lymph node
- computed tomography
- epstein barr virus
- contrast enhanced
- positron emission tomography
- emergency department
- magnetic resonance
- healthcare
- magnetic resonance imaging
- single cell
- case report
- acute care
- sentinel lymph node
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- adverse drug
- image quality
- early stage