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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2308-2311 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Cancer |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Nov 1987 |
Externally published | Yes |