Open AccessPrimary Liver Lymphoma with Hypercalcemia: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Hsiao HuiHua,
Liu YiChang,
Hsu JuiFeng,
Huang ChiFu,
Yang SheauFang,
Lin ShengFung
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2410-8650
pISSN - 1607-551X
DOI - 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70053-1
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , hyperintensity , presentation (obstetrics) , radiology , lymphoma , liver tumor , biopsy , histopathological examination , liver disease , liver biopsy , rare disease , stereotactic biopsy , pathology , disease , hepatocellular carcinoma
Primary liver lymphoma is extremely rare. The diagnosis depends on the physician's suspicions and histological examination. We report the case of a man aged 38 years who suffered from abdominal discomfort and hypercalcemia. Sonography showed a huge, solid liver tumor, and magnetic resonance imaging showed the tumor had characteristics of hypointensity on T1‐weighted and hyperintensity on T2‐weighted imaging. Primary liver lymphoma was diagnosed by histological examination from biopsy. We report this rare type of liver tumor and review the clinical presentation and treatment of the disease.