Spontaneous remission of multilobated non-Hodgkin lymphoma
โ Scribed by Andrew P. Grigg; George R. Gray; Dr. John D. Shepherd
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 446 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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โฆ Synopsis
A 67-year-old previously well man was admitted with hypercalcemia after a 7-day history of fever, night sweats, and back pain. The blood showed 5% multilobated lymphoid cells. A multilobated non-Hodgkin lymphoma associated with marked reticulin fibrosis was diagnosed on a bone marrow biopsy. During the next 7 days, in the absence of specific therapy, his symptoms disappeared. Three weeks after admission his biochemical abnormalities had resolved and after 9 weeks his bone marrow examination was normal. He remains in clinical and laboratory remission 16 months after presentation.
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