PMID: 20647724Jul 22, 2010Paper

A case of primary hepato-biliary malignant lymphoma effectively treated with R-CHOP chemotherapy

Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Keiichiro HiramotoMikio Matsuda

Abstract

A 65-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of obstructive jaundice caused by a mass extending in the porta hepatis, neck of gall bladder and extrahepatic bile duct. The specimens obtained with ultrasound-guided needle biopsy showed malignant lymphoma (diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: DLBCL). CHOP with Rituximab therapy (R-CHOP therapy) was performed. The treatment resulted in remarkable reduction of the tumor size and improvement of the biliary stenosis. We should take into consideration malignant lymphoma when we see a patient with a tumor of the hepato-biliary system.

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