A 35-year-old male presented to our clinic with asthenia, hyporexia, and weight loss (3 kg in two months) of one month duration. Physical examination was positive for an abdominal mass that occupied left side of abdomen, right iliac fossa and flank consistent with splenomegaly. Blood tests showed moderated anemia (Hb: 10 g/dL) and hypercalcemia (Ca: 13.1 mg/dL). Chest/abdominal CT scan revealed...

Burkitt’s lymphoma is a high grade B cell neoplasm, classified under the category of small non-cleaved cell lymphoma (SCNL). Outside Africa, it accounts for less than 2% of all cases of Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. It is presumably the fastest growing human malignancy. Cyclophosphamide based combination chemotherapy is the main stay of treatment, and the patients are prone to develop tumor-lysis syn...

autoimmune hemolytic anemia (aiha) is characterized by shortening of red blood cell (rbc) survival and the presence of autoantibodies directed against autologous rbcs. approximately 20% of autoimmune hemolytic anemia cases are associated with cold-reactive antibody. about half of patients with aiha have no underlying associated disease; these cases are termed primary or idiopathic. secondary ca...

conclusions a high rate of 25% and 24.13% of hbv dna was detected among patients with hodgkin and non-hodgkin lymphoma, respectively. results three out of 12 (25%) hodgkin samples and seven out of 29 (24.13%) non-hodgkin showed positive hbv dna results. the results of sequencing revealed that the d genotype was predominant among the positive hbv patients. interestingly an unpredictable amino ac...

We describe a case of a 32-year-old patient with ulcerative colitis complicated by Hodgkin s disease who presented with nephrotic syndrome. The patient had suffered from relapsing ulcerative colitis for 6 years before he developed Hodgkin s lymphoma. He was treated for Hodgkin s disease with 9 cycles of combined chemotherapy (COPP/ABV) and achieved the stabile remission of lymphoma, nephrotic s...

protein losing enteropathy (ple) as an initial finding of lymphoma, is extremely rare in childhood. we describe clinical and pathological features of an unusual case of gastrointestinal lymphoma presented with ple as a sole manifestation. differential diagnosis in children presenting with ple is critical because early diagnosis and treatment are important for survival in patients with lymphoma.