Primary hepatic lymphoma presenting as symptomatic immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Esther Aghai*, Miriam Quitt, Miriam Lurie, Shaul Antal, Leon Cohen, Haim Bitterman, Paul Froom

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Abstract

A 33‐year old Arabian man presented with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura that did not respond to steroid treatment or splenectomy. A routine liver scan performed after splenectomy showed a large mass in the liver. Four years later, massive gastrointestinal bleeding led to an emergency laparotomy, which revealed well‐differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma extending from the liver to the fundus and lesser curvature of the stomach. A partial gastrectomy was performed. With chemotherapy the liver mass resolved and the platelet counts have normalized for the past 30 months.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2308-2311
Number of pages4
JournalCancer
Volume60
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 1987
Externally publishedYes

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