Primary pancreatic lymphoma: a case report, literature review, and proposal for nomenclature |
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Authors: | JR Salvatore B Cooper I Shah T Kummet |
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Affiliation: | Division of Hematology/Oncology, Phoenix VA Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85012, USA. |
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Abstract: | Primary neoplasms of the pancreas are most often adenocarcinoma. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) involving the pancreas is less common but well documented; the pancreas as the primary site of NHL is rare. The majority of patients with pancreatic cancer, whether it is adenocarcinoma or lymphoma, present with a mass in the head of the gland. Pancreatic lymphoma is often described as a large homogeneous mass with extra-pancreatic extension, with or without associated lymphadenopathy. Less common presentations are masses in the body or tail, or more rarely diffuse involvement of the pancreas. We present a case of diffuse pancreatic lymphoma with extra-pancreatic dissemination to the spleen and lymph nodes, and review the literature on pancreatic lymphoma. Because the definition of pancreatic lymphoma and primary pancreatic lymphoma varies, we also propose a nomenclature system to make future studies of pancreatic lymphoma more comparable. |
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Keywords: | pancreas lymphoma |
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