학술논문

Primary effusion lymphoma in a patient with a good outcome on steroid alone treatment
Document Type
article
Source
Clinical Case Reports, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 2305-2309 (2021)
Subject
human herpes virus type 8
human immunodeficiency virus
primary effusion
lymphoma
pericardial effusion
pleural effusion
Medicine
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Language
English
ISSN
2050-0904
Abstract
Abstract 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.