Acalculous Cholecystitis as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

The involvement of the gallbladder in systemic lymphoma is extremely rare. We report a challenging case of systemic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) that initially presented with septic shock from acalculous cholecystitis. After extensive investigation, DLBCL was found to be the underlying caus...

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Autores principales: Lakananurak, Narisorn, Laichuthai, Nitchakarn, Treeprasertsuk, Sombat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4435375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26157930
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2015.21
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Sumario:The involvement of the gallbladder in systemic lymphoma is extremely rare. We report a challenging case of systemic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) that initially presented with septic shock from acalculous cholecystitis. After extensive investigation, DLBCL was found to be the underlying cause of gallbladder disease.

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