Diagnostic laparoscopy in a HIV positive patient with disseminated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

A Antinori; A La Greca; A Crucitti; S V Ottou; P Giustacchini; P Magistrelli

Diagnostic laparoscopy in a HIV positive patient with disseminated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2003 Dec;22(4 Suppl):177-9.

Authors

A Antinori¹, A La Greca, A Crucitti, S V Ottou, P Giustacchini, P Magistrelli

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Catholic University of Rome, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 16767927

Abstract

We report a case of massive peritoneal involvement in AIDS-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Abdominal CT scan showed a retroperitoneal lymphoadenopaty and a wide thickening of omental peritoneum. At laparoscopy a diffuse massive involvement of peritoneum mimicking carcinomatosis was demonstrated and an omentum biopsy revealed a diffuse infiltration of large cell NHL.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Carcinoma / diagnosis
Carcinoma / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Hepacivirus
Humans
Laparoscopy*
Liver Cirrhosis / virology
Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / diagnosis*
Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / surgery
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / diagnosis*
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / pathology
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / surgery
Male
Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Peritoneal Neoplasms / pathology
Peritoneal Neoplasms / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed