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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 Abdominal mass on pelvic exam.
   
Imaging Barium enema prior to admission: negative for colon mass
IVP: right pelvic mass
CXR: negative for masses
   
Endoscopy Not done
   
Operation 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

Iliac lymph nodes: Follicular, small cleaved cell lymphoma
Inguinal lymph nodes: no evidence of tumor
Uterus: atrophic
Tubes and ovaries: serosal adhesions; no tumor

Bone marrow aspiration biopsy: Follicular, small cleaved cell lymphoma infiltrating the bone marrow.

 

 

Treatment Started Cytoxan and Vincristine

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