A case applied with decompensated heart failure findings diagnosed as primary effusion lymphoma

Yildirim N. D., Bicakci E., Elverdi T., Yenerel M. N., Kucukkaya R. D., Dogan O., ...Daha Fazla

TRAKYA UNIVERSITESI TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.25, sa.2, ss.152-155, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: TRAKYA UNIVERSITESI TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.152-155
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL) is an infrequent subtype of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma which is characterized by lymphomatous effusions in body cavities, not-associated with mass lesions. Generally PEL is reported in immunocompromised patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Human Herpes Virus-8 (HHV-8). Recently HIV and HHV-8 negative cases were also reported. Here, we report a 76 year-old man with HIV and HHV-8 negative PEL successfully treated with R-COP chemotherapy protocol.