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Rev. cuba. med ; 56(3)jul.-set. 2017. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS, CUMED | ID: biblio-960621

ABSTRACT

Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 79 años que desde hace 3 meses presenta marcada sudoración nocturna, dolor abdominal en zona de hipocondrio y flanco izquierdo y ligera pérdida de peso. Al examen físico se observa palidez de piel y mucosas, esplenomegalia que rebasa 7 cm el reborde costal izquierdo, superficie lisa, superficie regular. El resto del examen físico fue normal. Se realizan múltiples investigaciones básicas sin poderse identificar el diagnostico. Por la presencia de gran esplenomegalia y la pancitopenia se decide realizar esplenectomía confirmándose un linfoma no Hogkin folicular primario del bazo(AU)


We present the case of a 79-year-old patient who had marked night sweats, abdominal pain in the hypochondrium area and left flank and slight weight loss for 3 months. Physical examination showed pale skin and mucous membranes, splenomegaly that exceeds the left costal margin by 7 cm, smooth surface, and regular surface. The rest of the physical examination was normal. Multiple basic studies were conducted out but the diagnosis was not identified. Due to the presence of great splenomegaly and pancytopenia, it was decided to perform splenectomy, confirming a follicular non-Hodgkin primary splenic lymphoma(AU)


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Humans , Female , Aged , Splenic Neoplasms/surgery , Splenomegaly/diagnosis , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/diagnosis , Splenectomy/methods , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/diagnostic imaging
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