Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi (Mar 2015)

Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma of the Breast

  • Feryal Karaca,
  • Vehbi Ercolak,
  • Cigdem Usul Afsar,
  • Meral Gunaldi

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 40, no. 1
pp. 151 – 157

Abstract

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Primary breast lymphoma is rarely encountered in Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas. However, if early diagnosis is made, and treatment is started immediately in patients with low grade and stage, patient survival is increased. 39-year old female patient applied us due to a palpable mass. She was diagnosed with the Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma after the investigations. Curative external radiotherapy was applied after 6 courses of CHOP-R chemotherapy to the patient with Stage-IIE favorable, and B symptoms. After 48-month follow up, patient follow up is being continued without any progression, or recurrence or metastasis. [Cukurova Med J 2015; 40(1.000): 151-157]

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