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Primary hepatic lymphoma in an adolescent treated with hepatic lobectomy and chemotherapy
Author(s) -
Pescovitz Mark D.,
Snover Dale C.,
Orchard Paul,
Neglia Joseph P.,
Najarian John S.,
Payne William D.
Publication year - 1990
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(19900515)65:10<2222::aid-cncr2820651010>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - medicine , vincristine , prednisone , cyclophosphamide , methotrexate , chemotherapy , lymphoma , combination chemotherapy , hepatectomy , surgery , oncology , gastroenterology , resection
Abstract A case of B‐cell non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma, confined to the liver, in a 17‐year‐old boy is reported. The patient was treated with an extended left hepatectomy and combination chemotherapy: Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide), vincristine, prednisone, and methotrexate (COMP). The patient remains disease free at 1 year.