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Primary hepatic lymphoma presenting as symptomatic immune thrombocytopenic purpura
Author(s) -
Aghai Esther,
Quitt Miriam,
Lurie Miriam,
Antal Shaul,
Cohen Leon,
Bitterman Haim,
Froom Paul
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19871101)60:9<2308::aid-cncr2820600932>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - medicine , splenectomy , thrombocytopenic purpura , curvatures of the stomach , gastrectomy , laparotomy , stomach , gastroenterology , lymphoma , surgery , platelet , spleen , cancer
A 33‐year old Arabian man presented with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura that did not respond to steroid treatment or splenectomy. A routine liver scan performed after splenectomy showed a large mass in the liver. Four years later, massive gastrointestinal bleeding led to an emergency laparotomy, which revealed well‐differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma extending from the liver to the fundus and lesser curvature of the stomach. A partial gastrectomy was performed. With chemotherapy the liver mass resolved and the platelet counts have normalized for the past 30 months.