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Case Reports
. 2020 Jan;48(1):57-60.
doi: 10.1002/dc.24307. Epub 2019 Aug 24.

Primary pancreatic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound guided FNAC: A rare entity

Soundarya Ravi  1 , S Norton Stephen  1 , Debasis Gochhait  1 , Biju Potakkat  2 , R Niranjani  1 , Neelaiah Siddaraju  1
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Case Reports

Primary pancreatic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound guided FNAC: A rare entity

Soundarya Ravi et al. Diagn Cytopathol. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

Primary pancreatic lymphoma (PPL) is an uncommon neoplasm which can clinico-radiologically mimic carcinoma. But the management of these patients differs from that of a carcinoma. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) serves as a potential tool to identify pancreatic lymphomas and thus prevent an invasive diagnostic test. This case report describes the presentation and diagnosis of primary pancreatic lymphoma. A 37-year-old female presented with nausea, vomiting with signs of icterus and elevated liver function test and Bilirubin. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a hypodense lesion in the head of the pancreas. EUS guided FNA was performed and cytological material was collected. The lesion was diagnosed as Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) and subtyped as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma-germinal centre (DLBCL-GCB) base on immunohistochemistry on cell block. The patient was started on rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisolone (RCHOP) regimen. EUS guided FNA along with ROSE, cell bock, and immunocytochemistry helps in the diagnosis of primary pancreatic lymphoma.

Keywords: diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; endoscopic ultrasound guided; fine-needle aspiration; non-Hodgkin lymphoma; primary pancreatic lymphoma.

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