Surgical resection combined with CHOP chemotherapy plus rituximab for a patient with advanced mesenteric diffuse large B cell lymphoma

Hepatogastroenterology. 2008 May-Jun;55(84):891-4.

Abstract

Herein is described a mesenteric diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) case with a bulky mass which had achieved a complete remission by the combination therapy of a surgical resection and the CHOP chemotherapy with rituximab. A 78 year old man was referred to the Rakuwakai-Otowa Hospital due to a left lower abdominal tumor. Abdominal CT and MRI showed a bowel-like mass in the left lower abdominal cavity. Abdominal US revealed lymph node swellings at the paraaortic region. By the gastro-duodenoscopy, DLBCL of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was proven at the 2nd portion of the duodenum. On laparotomy, a mass of 8x8cm in size was found at the mesenterium of the ileum, which directly invaded the ileum and the sigmoid mesocolon. A partial resection of the ileum and the sigmoid colon was performed. After the operation, it was determined to be Stage IV DLBCL and the chemotherapy based on the R-CHOP regimen was performed. The regimen was repeated to the 6th course. During the chemotherapy, he was confirmed to have achieved a complete remission. The present case is a rare case in which a Stage IV mesenteric DLBCL with extensive bulky masses had a favorable prognosis. Stage IV mesenteric DLBCLs with extensive bulky masses are thought to be the indication for the combination therapy of surgical resection and multiagent chemotherapy with rituximab.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / administration & dosage*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Colon, Sigmoid / pathology
  • Colon, Sigmoid / surgery
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Cyclophosphamide / administration & dosage
  • Doxorubicin / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Ileum / pathology
  • Ileum / surgery
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / drug therapy*
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / pathology
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / surgery*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Mesentery* / pathology
  • Mesentery* / surgery
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Prednisolone / administration & dosage
  • Rituximab
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vincristine / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Rituximab
  • Vincristine
  • Doxorubicin
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Prednisolone

Supplementary concepts

  • VAP-cyclo protocol