Xu ZY, Pan Y, Ye WJ, Liu JL, Wu XJ, Tang CL. Primary hepatic lymphoma presenting as pyogenic liver abscess: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2024; 12(21): 4742-4747 [PMID: 39070821 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i21.4742]
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Cui-Lan Tang, PhD, Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou 318000, Zhejiang Province, China. 2317001@zju.edu.cn
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Infectious Diseases
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Case Report
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Zhi-Yang Xu, Ying Pan, Wen-Jing Ye, Jin-Liang Liu, Xue-Jie Wu, Cui-Lan Tang, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 318000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Pan Y and Ye WJ treated the patient; Wu XJ and Liu JL supervised this project and the manuscript writing; Xu ZY drafted the manuscript; Tang CL revised the article; all authors have reviewed and approved the final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: This study received approval from the Ethics Commission for Clinical Research of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. Informed consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of the study.
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Corresponding author: Cui-Lan Tang, PhD, Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou 318000, Zhejiang Province, China. 2317001@zju.edu.cn
Received: February 24, 2024 Revised: May 16, 2024 Accepted: June 7, 2024 Published online: July 26, 2024 Processing time: 128 Days and 2.1 Hours
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Primary hepatic lymphoma (PHL) is a lymphoproliferative disorder confined to the liver without peripheral lymph node involvement and bone marrow invasion. PHL is extremely rare in clinical practice. The etiology and pathogenesis of PHL are largely unknown. There are no common standard protocols or guidelines for the treatment of PHL.
CASE SUMMARY
We report the case of a 66-year-old man who presented with fever and abdominal pain for three weeks. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans showed a pyogenic liver abscess. The patient underwent a right posterior hepatectomy. The surgical pathology revealed aggressive B-cell lymphoma, with a primary consideration of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of non-germinal center origin.
CONCLUSION
This article reviews the characteristics, mechanism and treatment of PHL and provides insight into the diagnosis of PHL.
Core Tip: We report a patient with liver abscess as the main manifestation. Repeated anti-infection treatment was not effective, and the patient was finally diagnosed with primary hepatic lymphoma (PHL) after surgical laparotomy. This report provides further insights into the diagnosis and treatment of PHL.
