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Extreme exigency in the extremity: an illustrative case of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma occurring in the arm.
- Source :
- Singapore Medical Journal; Jul2018, Vol. 59 Issue 7, p397-398, 2p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
-
Abstract
- The article presents a case study of a 31-year-old man who was presented with progressive swelling of the left forearm. Topics discussed include the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed on the patient; the fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-avid left forearm soft tissue mass revealed in positron emission tomography; and the diagnosis of a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in the patient. Also mentioned are the drugs used for the patient's treatment, including rituximab and doxorubicin.
- Subjects :
- DIFFUSE large B-cell lymphomas
EDEMA
MAGNETIC resonance imaging
POSITRON emission tomography
RITUXIMAB
DOXORUBICIN
ANTINEOPLASTIC agents
THERAPEUTIC use of monoclonal antibodies
VINCRISTINE
PREDNISONE
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE
BIOPSY
B cell lymphoma
DEOXY sugars
FLOW cytometry
FOREARM
RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPEUTICS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00375675
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Singapore Medical Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 131010108
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2018092