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- Title
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma presenting as a primary bladder tumor: a case report.
- Authors
Díaz-Peromingo, José A.; Tato-Rodríguez, Javier; Pesqueira-Fontán, Paula M.; Molinos-Castro, Sonia; Fernández, María C. Gayol-; Struzik, Juliusz P.; Díaz-Peromingo, José A; Tato-Rodríguez, Javier; Pesqueira-Fontán, Paula M; Gayol-Fernández, María C
- Abstract
<bold>Introduction: </bold>Primary lymphoma of the bladder represents 0.2% of all bladder malignancies. Secondary involvement of the bladder by malignant lymphoma occurs in 10% to 50% of cases. Most lymphomas of the bladder are non-Hodgkin's lymphomas of the B-cell type, with preponderance among women. The impact of positron emission tomography (PET) on tumor staging has recently become very important due to its use in the study of diagnosis extension and individual therapy design.<bold>Case Presentation: </bold>We report the case of a 79-year-old Caucasian man with intermittent haematuria as the presenting symptom of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the bladder. He was first diagnosed with primary lymphoma of the bladder using the current staging method, but a positron emission tomography study subsequently revealed that he instead had a secondary involvement of the bladder.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>The staging of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, which is useful in order to plan accurate therapy, has been changing since the introduction of positron emission tomography scanning. Primary lymphomas of the bladder, although very rare, may be even more uncommon when this imaging technique is used to assess the extension of the disease. Although the interpretation of this technique has some limitations that should be taken into account, the extensive use of positron emission tomography should nonetheless help improve the diagnosis of this disease.
- Subjects
HODGKIN'S disease; LYMPHOMAS; TUMORS; TOMOGRAPHY
- Publication
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010, Vol 4, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1752-1947
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/1752-1947-4-114