Testicular Involvement in Relapsed Hodgkin Lymphoma
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2016
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Özet
Dear Editor,
Malignant lymphoma of the testis generates 5% of all testicular malignancy and 1% of all lymphomas (1). Testicular
involvement is an extremely rare presentation of Hodgkin’s
lymphoma (HL); to date, testicular involvement has been reported in 5 patients with HL. We have examined a patient with
testicular involvement of HL who relapsed 11 years after treatment. Written informed consent was obtained from patient.
A 40-year-old male patient was admitted to hospital in June
2014 with complaints of fever, weight loss and night sweats
for 2 months. We found that he had been diagnosed as mixed
cellularity classical HL (stage 2A) in 2003 and achieved complete remission after 3 cycles of Adriamycin (Doxorubicin, Koçak; Tekirdağ, Turkey), bleomycin (Blemisin, Koçak;
Tekirdağ, Turkey), vinblastine (Vinko, Koçak; Tekirdağ,
Turkey), dacarbazine (Dakarbaz, Koçak; Tekirdağ, Turkey)
(ABVD) chemotherapy and involved field radiotherapy. He
was followed without any therapy for 11 years. On admission,
physical examination was unremarkable except for millimeter cervical lymph nodes. The following measurements were
recorded: erythrocyte sedimentation rate of 97 mm/h, lactate
dehydrogenase level 247 U/L and beta2-microglobulin of 2.14
mg/L. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET-CT) (Siemens; Munich, Germany) revealed
multiple cervical, mediastinal and abdominal lymph nodes
with increased FDG uptake.
Açıklama
WOS:000384744100020
PubMed ID:27761293
PubMed ID:27761293
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Balkan Medical Journal
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Scopus Q Değeri
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33
Sayı
5
Künye
Demircioğlu, S., Baştürk, A., Uğur Bilgin, A. (2016). Testicular involvement in relapsed Hodgkin Lymphoma. Balkan Medical Journal, 33, 5, 581-582.
