Primary gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

37-year-old female patient who was admitted in poor general condition with altered consciousness and pleural effusion. Five months before admission, she had severe and recurrent epigastric pain, dyspepsia, weight loss and night sweats. She was diagnosed with gastritis and prescribed with relief drug...

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Autores: Huamán-Muñante, José Gonzalo, Salinas-Paz, José Luis, Arangüena-Necochea, Luis Ricardo, Cachay-Díaz, José Ramiro, Carpio-Laucata, Magaly Silvia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Perú
Institución:Sociedad Peruana de Medicina Interna
Repositorio:Revista de la Sociedad Peruana de Medicina Interna
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:medicinainterna.net.pe:article/601
Acceso en línea:https://revistamedicinainterna.net/index.php/spmi/article/view/601
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:linfoma no-Hodgkin
cáncer gástrico
rituximab
non-Hodgkin lymphoma
gastric cancer
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Sumario:37-year-old female patient who was admitted in poor general condition with altered consciousness and pleural effusion. Five months before admission, she had severe and recurrent epigastric pain, dyspepsia, weight loss and night sweats. She was diagnosed with gastritis and prescribed with relief drugsA slight improvement and the symptoms persisted. Imaging, histopathological and immunohistochemistry studies led to the diagnosis of diffuse large cell B non-Hodgkin lymphoma gastric primary germinal center phenotype. The patient was on cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone, plusrituximab. The evolution was favorable.