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Successful treatment with rituximab in a patient with primary thymic MALT lymphoma complicated with acquired von Willebrand syndrome and Sjögren syndrome.
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PMID:  21566407     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 53-year-old female developed epigastric discomfort and back pain in 2007. Diagnostic imaging studies demonstrated a soft tissue tumor with heterogeneous enhancement in the anterior mediastinum and multiple nodules in the right lung. She underwent expanded thymectomy with subtotal resection of the right lung. The pathological diagnosis was primary thymic mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. The patient complained of ocular discomfort, oral dryness and continuous nasal bleeding in 2007. Detailed examination led to a diagnosis of Sjögren syndrome and acquired von Willebrand syndrome. Rituximab treatment for residual disease achieved not only a reduction of the lung MALT lymphoma but also clinical and hematological remission of both syndromes. This is, to our knowledge, the first reported case of primary thymic MALT lymphoma accompanied by Sjögren and acquired von Willebrand syndromes.
Authors:
Tamiko Iwabuchi; Yukihiko Kimura; Takashi Suzuki; Haeru Hayashi; Hiroaki Fujimoto; Yuko Hashimoto; Takashi Ogawa; Hiroshi Kusama; Katsuyuki Fukutake; Kazuma Ohyashiki
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  [Rinshō ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology     Volume:  52     ISSN:  0485-1439     ISO Abbreviation:  Rinsho Ketsueki     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-05-13     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2984782R     Medline TA:  Rinsho Ketsueki     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  210-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of First Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Hospital Division of Hematology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital.
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