Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Nov 6, 2021; 9(31): 9417-9430
Published online Nov 6, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i31.9417
Clinical management and susceptibility of primary hepatic lymphoma: A cases-based retrospective study
Tao Hai, Li-Qun Zou
Tao Hai, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Li-Qun Zou, Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Hai T designed and performed the research, wrote the paper, contributed to the analysis; Zou LQ designed the research, supervised the report, and provided clinical advice.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee on Biomedical Research, West China Hospital of Sichuan University.
Informed consent statement: The ethics committee waived the need for written informed consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no financial relationships to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Li-Qun Zou, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Alley, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. zliqun@hotmail.com
Received: March 31, 2021
Peer-review started: April 1, 2021
First decision: August 18, 2021
Revised: August 21, 2021
Accepted: September 14, 2021
Article in press: September 14, 2021
Published online: November 6, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Primary hepatic lymphoma is rarely seen in clinical work, mostly presented with a liver mass discovered by a radiography or imaging test, and usually been misdiagnosed as other hepatic malignancies. In our study, we discovered that patients with elevated lactate dehydrogenase and liver functions abnormality tend to have shorter progression-free survival, and biopsy before treatment along normal tumor markers has most essential clinical significance, and immunoincompetent patients were must susceptible to this aliment.