Pericardial, pleural and peritoneal involvement in a patient with primary gastric mantle cell lymphoma. Issue 2 (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Keklik, Muzaffer; Yildirim, Afra; Keklik, Ertugrul; Ertan, Sirac; Deniz, Kemal; Ozturk, Fahir; Ileri, Ibrahim; Cerci, Ilkcan; Camlica, Demet; Cetin, Mustafa; Eser, Bulent
• Is Part Of: Scottish medical journal. Volume 60:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: e21
• Page End: e24
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: Mantle cell lymphoma -- serosal involvement; Medicine -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1177/0036933015570528
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0036-9330

Abstract

Primary gastric mantle cell lymphoma is a rare form of gastointestinal tumour. Although peritoneal carcinomatosis accompanied by malignant ascites is relatively common, mantle cell lymphoma presenting with ascites is rare. Also, effusions involving pericardial and pleural cavities are uncommon during the course of lymphomas. We report the first case in which pericardial, pleural and peritoneal effusion of a primary gastric mantle cell lymphoma.