Open AccessMALIGNANT LYMPHOMA, SMALL NON‐CLEAVED, NON‐BURKITT'S TYPE
Author(s) -
Kobayashi Hideka,
Sano Toshiaki,
Hizawa Kazuo,
Tamura Masakazu
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1984.tb00561.x
Subject(s) - autopsy , pathology , lymphoma , infiltration (hvac) , spleen , malignant lymphoma , medicine , physics , thermodynamics
An autopsy case of “Malignant lymphoma, small non‐cleaved, non‐Burkitt's type” with hypercalcemia is presented. A 57‐year‐old Japanese man suffering from epigastralgia and “retroperitoneal tumor” for nine months was found at autopsy to have two large tumor masses in the retroperitoneum and pelvic cavity. Tumor cell infiltration into the liver, spleen, both kidneys, and both adrenal glands was observed on microscopic examination. The tumor cells were lymphoid cells with the characteristics of “Malignant lymphoma, small non‐cleaved, non‐Burkitt's type”. The importance of recognizing non‐Burkitt's type is pointed out. The cause of the presence of hypercalcemia is also discussed. ACTA PATHOL. JPN. 34: 1365–1373, 1984.