A malignant stage IV lymphoma, suggesting primary hepatic lymphoma

肝原発が示唆されたStage IV の悪性リンパ腫の1例

A malignant stage IV lymphoma, suggesting primary hepatic lymphoma

Creators Kubo Keiko

Creators Yamasaki Takahiro

Creators Yasunaga Mitsuru

Creators Okita Kiwamu

Creators Wada Takako

Creators Seguchi Masato

Creators Tsuruta Ryohei

Creators Murakami Fujio

Creators Tateishi Akio

Creators Maekawa Tsuyoshi

Creators Takahashi Mutsuo

A 24-year-old man was admitted with a six-month history of fever. On admission, a solitary large mass was detected in the liver, along with multiple nodules in the bilateral lungs. At first, various studies suggested a liver abscess and septic embolism of the lung. However, histological examination of the liver mass and pleural effusion indicated a diagnosis of T cell malignant lymphoma classified into the diffuse large cell type. Chemotherapy was performed, but the patient died without it's effect. There is no doubt that it is difficult to confirm the primary focus of stage IV lymphoma. However, we suspected that the correct diagnosis in this case was primary hepatic lymphoma, because a solitary large mass was seen and it's histological feature was compatible with T cell type primary hepatic lymphoma with extensive hemorrhagic necrosis. Although primary hepatic lymphoma is extremely rare, this disease should be kept in mind in differential diagnosis of a patient with a liver tumor.

[ISSN]0513-1731

[NCID]AN00243156