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64 year old female with 1 week of swelling, right leg. Swelling resolves after lying down at night. No other symptoms.

Physical Exam

05/20/XX

Abdominal mass on pelvic exam.

   
Imaging

05/25/XX

Barium enema prior to admission: negative for colon mass
IVP: right pelvic mass
05/20/XX CXR: negative for masses
     
Endoscopy   Not done
   
Operation 06/01/XX Abdominal exploration, omentectomy, TAH and BSO, dissection of L iliac nodes: Atrophic uterus; lymphoma of the left iliac lymph nodes, dissected and resected; liver and spleen appeared free of disease.
   
Pathology 06/01/XX Iliac lymph nodes: Follicular, small cleaved cell lymphoma
Inguinal lymph nodes: no evidence of tumor
Uterus: atrophic
Tubes and ovaries: serosal adhesions; no tumor
06/09/XX Bone marrow aspiration biopsy: Follicular, small cleaved cell lymphoma infiltrating the bone marrow.
   
Treatment 06/14/XX Started Rituxan with Cytoxan, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CVP regimen)

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