Primary effusion lymphoma in a patient with a good outcome on steroid alone treatment

Same clinical entity can have different biology and can behave differently. This must be kept in mind while making therapeutic decisions. Primary effusion lymphoma is a rare and devastating disease with high fatality. Chemotherapy provides limited benefit. We describe a unique case of a good outcome...

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Autores principales: Koren, Ofir, Aviv, Ariel, Kelbert, Moran Avraham, Rozner, Ehud, Lihtman, Liza, Halfin, Elya, Turgeman, Yoav
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8077339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33936684
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4020
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Sumario:Same clinical entity can have different biology and can behave differently. This must be kept in mind while making therapeutic decisions. Primary effusion lymphoma is a rare and devastating disease with high fatality. Chemotherapy provides limited benefit. We describe a unique case of a good outcome with steroid alone treatment.

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