Extreme exigency in the extremity: an illustrative case of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma occurring in the arm

Singapore Med J. 2018 Jul;59(7):397-398. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2018092.

Authors

Muhammad Bilal Abid^{1

2}, Shi Wang³, Hoi Yin Loi⁴, Esther Hian Li Chan¹, Li Mei Poon¹, Sanjay de Mel¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute Singapore, National University Hospital, Singapore.
² Division of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, National University Hospital, Singapore.
⁴ Department of Diagnostic Imaging, National University Hospital, Singapore.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / therapeutic use
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
Biopsy
Cyclophosphamide / therapeutic use
Doxorubicin / therapeutic use
Flow Cytometry
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Forearm / physiopathology*
Humans
Lymphoma, B-Cell / diagnosis*
Lymphoma, B-Cell / pathology
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / diagnosis*
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Positron-Emission Tomography
Prednisone / therapeutic use
Rituximab
Vincristine / therapeutic use

Substances

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
R-CHOP protocol
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Rituximab
Vincristine
Doxorubicin
Cyclophosphamide
Prednisone