PRIMARY PANCREATIC LYMPHOMA IN A YOUNG PATIENT WITH EARLY ONSET TYPE I DIABETES MELLITUS
Primary pancreatic lymphoma (PPL) is an extremely rare disease which occurs in pancreas, and accounts for less than 1% of extra-nodal malignant lymphomas and 0,5% of cases of pancreatic masses. We report the case of PPL in a 15 year-old boy suffering from Type I Diabetes Mellitus (DM) diagnosed at t...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2014-08-01
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| Series: | Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/1932 |
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| Summary: | Primary pancreatic lymphoma (PPL) is an extremely rare disease which occurs in pancreas, and accounts for less than 1% of extra-nodal malignant lymphomas and 0,5% of cases of pancreatic masses. We report the case of PPL in a 15 year-old boy suffering from Type I Diabetes Mellitus (DM) diagnosed at the age of 1 year. The patient achieved complete remission by immuno-chemotherapy. An association between type I DM and PPL has never been reported so far and could represent a new link between chronic autoimmune disease and primary extranodal lymphoma in a target tissue. |
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| ISSN: | 2035-3006 |