Magnetic resonance imaging findings of primary hepatic lymphoma

Abstract

Primary hepatic lymphoma is a very rare entity and ac­counts for less than 1% of all extranodal lymphomas. A higher incidence is seen in patients that are immunocom­promised, such as transplant recipients and patients with increased exposure to viruses such as Epstein- Barr vi­rus, human immunodeficency (HIV), or hepatitis viruses. The majority are large B-cell lymphomas. The differential diagnosis for primary hepatic lymphoma is quite broad, including other primary and secondary hepatic malignan­cies, as well as infectious and inflammatory processes. In this study, a case of man with solitary primary hepatic lymphoma is presented magnetic resonance imaging findings.

Keywords

• Lymphoma, magnetic resonance imaging, primary hepatic lymphoma

Primer hepatik lenfomanın manyetik rezonans görüntüleme bulguları

Abstract

Primer hepatik lenfoma oldukça nadir görülen bir antite olup tüm ekstranodal lenfomaların %1\'inden azını oluş­turur. Primer hepatik lenfoma, Epstein–Barr virus, human immunodeficency virüs (HIV) yada hepatit virüslerine ma­ruz kalmış transplantasyon hastaları gibi immün sistemi baskılanmış hastalarda daha yüksek insidansta görülür. Büyük çoğunluğu B hücreli lenfomalardan oluşur. Ayırı­cı tanısı infeksiyöz ve inflamatuar süreçler ile karaciğerin primer ve sekonder tümörlerine kadar geniş bir yelpazeyi içermektedir. Bu çalışmada soliter primer hepatik lenfo­malı bir olgunun manyetik rezonans görüntüleme bulgu­ları sunulmaktadır.

Keywords

• Lenfoma, manyetik rezonans görün­tüleme, primer hepatik lenfoma

References

1. Kaneko K, Nishie A, Arima F. et al. A case of diffuse-type primary hepatic lymphoma mimicking diffuse hepatocellu- lar carcinoma. Ann Nucl Med 2011;25:303-7.
2. Lewis RB, Lattin GE, Maklouf HR, Levy AD. Tumors of the liver and intrahepatic bile ducts: radiologic-pathologic correlation. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 2010;18:587- 609.
3. Maher MM, McDermott SR, Fenlon HM, et al. Imaging of primary non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the liver. Clinical Ra- diology 2001;56:295-301.
4. Schweiger F, Shinder R, Rubin S. Primary lymphoma of the liver: a case report and review. Can J Gastroenterol 2000;14:955-57.