Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Presenting as Isolated Peritoneal Lymphomatosis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Frontiers in Oncology

Min Zhu¹  Huihong Yu¹  Zhaoxia Yang¹  Bo Ning¹  Zhixuan Wu¹  Xiling Gu²  Shengjie Yu³ 

[1] Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China;Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China;Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China;

关键词: peritoneal lymphomatosis;    non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma;    peritoneal carcinomatosis;    diagnosis;    case report;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fonc.2021.719554

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Peritoneal lymphomatosis is extremely rare and associated with poor prognosis. Most practitioners only pay more attention to peritoneal carcinomatosis. However, peritoneal lymphomatosis can be neglected and misdiagnosed. We report a teenager with 10 days of abdominal distension and pain accompanied by computed tomography scan suggesting diffuse thickening of the peritoneum and omentum and abdominopelvic effusion. Tuberculous peritonitis and peritoneal carcinomatosis were initially suspected. However, it was finally confirmed as non-Hodgkin’s B-cell lymphoma by omentum biopsies. He achieved complete remission after chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation. But unfortunately, he suffered a relapse and died 10 months after diagnosis. Following a review of the literature, it can be concluded that the discovery of lymphomatosis in peritoneum is a rare finding. Lymphoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of unexplained peritoneal thickening on computed tomography, and this case emphasizes the importance of early pathological diagnosis to make sure that the right treatment can be started opportunely.

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