Lymphoma
Retroperitoneal lymphoma presenting as pancreatic tumor responds to chemotherapy
Published in Blood Weekly, April 22nd, 2004
A case of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma arose in the peripancreatic retroperitoneal lymph node, extending into the pancreatic parenchyma. "Abdominal ultrasonogram and computed tomography of the abdomen showed a mass in the head of pancreas with absence of extrapancreatic disease and no direct tumor extension to the portal vein or superior mesenteric artery," wrote investigators from Brazil.
"Laparotomy demonstrated a large pancreatic mass with no obstruction of the common bile duct or encasement of the portal...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2004-04-22)
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