Drzymalski Konrad, Sobczak Alexandria, Castellano Brianna, Leon Lexie, Biglione Alejandro
Medicine, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Internal Medicine, Wellington Regional Medical Center, Wellington, USA.
Cureus. 2024 Aug 14;16(8):e66847. doi: 10.7759/cureus.66847. eCollection 2024 Aug.
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most prevalent type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), and typically presents in patients who are at least 60 years old with gastrointestinal (GI) tract involvement. We report a case of a young patient with DLBCL. A 27-year-old African American male presented to the emergency room with complaints of abdominal distention. Imaging showed hepatosplenomegaly with multiple nodular lesions in both the liver and spleen. The biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of DLBCL. This case report highlights a rare clinical presentation of DLBCL due to the uncommon hepatic initial presentation of the disease paired with the patient's age and race varying significantly from the demographic norm. Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion for DLBCL in patients with atypical extranodal involvement, such as in this patient, to optimize patient outcomes.
弥漫性大B细胞淋巴瘤(DLBCL)是最常见的非霍奇金淋巴瘤(NHL)类型,通常发生于至少60岁且有胃肠道受累的患者。我们报告一例年轻的DLBCL患者。一名27岁的非裔美国男性因腹胀到急诊室就诊。影像学检查显示肝脾肿大,肝脏和脾脏有多个结节性病变。活检确诊为DLBCL。该病例报告突出了DLBCL一种罕见的临床表现,因为该疾病罕见地以肝脏为首发表现,且患者的年龄和种族与人口统计学标准有显著差异。对于有非典型结外受累的患者,如本例患者,临床医生应高度怀疑DLBCL,以优化患者预后。