[A case of primary malignant lymphoma of the prostate]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 2011 Aug;57(8):445-9.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 79-year-old man presented with a chief complaint of difficulty in urination. Digital rectal examination and transrectal ultrasonography showed an enlarged prostate. Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) was performed. Histological findings revealed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma by immunohistochemical studies. Pelvic Lymph nodes were swollen on fluoro deoxygiucose-positron emission tomography examination. Therefore, the disease was classified into clinical stage II according to Ann Arbor's criteria. The patient achieved complete response after 6 cycles of combination chemotherapy with rituximab, pirarubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisolone (R-THP-COP). Now, 1 year 8 months after the chemotherapy, he remains free of the disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Lasers, Solid-State
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / drug therapy
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / pathology*
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / surgery
  • Male
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / surgery