A High-Grade Lymphoma Presenting as Peritoneal Lymphomatosis
Youn Ho Kim
Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Guillermo Kaelin de la Fuente, Lima, Perú and Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Maria Auxiliadora, Lima, Perú.
Enrique Otoya-Durand
Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Guillermo Kaelin de la Fuente, Lima, Perú and Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Maria Auxiliadora, Lima, Perú.
Betsy Quispe
Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Perú.
Jorge Mosqueira
Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Maria Auxiliadora, Lima, Perú.
Nancy Mogrovejo-Olivera *
Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Perú.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This case report describes an 81-year-old patient, who was admitted to the hospital due to abdominal pain, increased abdominal perimeter, edema in the lower limbs and weight loss. Ascites was confirmed through ultrasound, although small amounts of fluid did not allow for study. Abdominal tomography revealed bowel loops crowding, omental cake and ascites; therefore, exploratory laparoscopy was indicated. Peritoneal biopsies were taken, and the diagnosis of peritoneal lymphomatosis was confirmed.
Aim: To present an unusual case of peritoneal lymphomatosis as a cause of ascites.
Keywords: Peritoneal lymphomatosis, ascites, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, abdominal pain