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Yonsei medical journal · Dec 2009
Case ReportsPrimary effusion lymphoma: an untrivial differential diagnosis for ascites.
- Funda Ceran, Yusuf Aydin, Levent Ozçakar, Unsal Han, and Mehmet Yildiz.
- Department of Internal Medicine, Social Security Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
- Yonsei Med. J. 2009 Dec 31; 50 (6): 862-4.
AbstractA primary effusion lymphoma is a rare type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma where serous cavities are involved. That-cause peritoneal, pleural and pericardial effusions without any lymphadenopathy. They affect immunosuppressive patients with human herpes virus-8 being the suspected etiological agent. The prognosis is usually poor despite treatment. Herein, the case of an immunocompetent patient with ascites and pleural effusion diagnosed as primary effusion lymphoma is presented and discuss the case in the light of the current literature.
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