scholarly journals Pancreatic Follicular Lymphoma Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis: Report of a Case

2015 ◽  
Vol 100 (6) ◽  
pp. 1078-1083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshihiro Shirai ◽  
Tomoyoshi Okamoto ◽  
Masaru Kanehira ◽  
Shinji Onda ◽  
Fumitake Suzuki ◽  
...  

Pancreatic B-cell lymphoma is rare; it accounts for 0.2% to 2.0% of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and constitutes less than 0.5% of all pancreatic malignancies. Most histologic types of the pancreatic lymphoma are diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and follicular lymphoma is quite rare. We report here a case of pancreatic follicular lymphoma that was initially detected by acute pancreatitis. This is the first reported case of pancreatic follicular lymphoma presenting with acute pancreatitis. A 71-year-old woman had epigastric and left upper quadrant abdominal pain. Computed tomography (CT) revealed features of acute pancreatitis. After standard therapy for pancreatitis, enhanced CT showed a pancreatic tumor (50 × 35 mm) in the body of the pancreas with gradual enhancement. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography showed a complete interruption of the pancreatic duct in the body, with mild dilation of the duct in the tail of the pancreas. Endoscopic ultrasonography revealed hypervascularity of the pancreatic tumor. The patient underwent distal pancreatectomy to remove the cause of pancreatitis and to disclose the diagnosis. Histologic examination revealed follicular lymphoma of pancreas. Despite recent improvement in clinical strategies, differential diagnosis between pancreatic lymphoma and pancreatic cancer is still difficult without histologic information. Pancreatic lymphoma should be considered as a differential diagnosis in a patient who initially presents with acute pancreatitis.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. TPS7569-TPS7569
Author(s):  
Catherine Thieblemont ◽  
Michael Roost Clausen ◽  
Anna Sureda Balari ◽  
Pier Luigi Zinzani ◽  
Christopher Fox ◽  
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TPS7569 Background: Patients (pts) with DLBCL who are refractory to/or have relapsed (R/R) after treatment with chemotherapy and anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (mAb) have a poor prognosis. There is a need for new treatment options to improve outcomes. Epcoritamab, a novel subcutaneous (SC) bispecific antibody, binds to CD3 on T-lymphocytes and CD20 on B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) cells to induce potent and selective killing of malignant CD20+ B-cells. In an ongoing phase 1/2 dose-escalation trial in heavily pretreated pts with B-cell NHL (N = 68), epcoritamab demonstrated a tolerable safety profile and substantial single-agent anti-tumor activity, with a complete response (CR) rate of 55% and an overall response rate (ORR) of 91% in pts with R/R DLBCL (at ≥48 mg doses; n = 12) (NCT04663347; Hutchings, ASH, 2020). Furthermore, all 4 evaluable R/R DLBCL pts previously treated with chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy achieved an objective response with 2 achieving CR. These encouraging data support the potential for epcoritamab to improve clinical outcomes in pts with R/R DLBCL. Here we describe the phase 3 trial of epcoritamab versus standard of care (SOC) treatments in pts with R/R DLBCL (NCT04628494). Methods: GCT3013-05 is a randomized, open-label, worldwide, multicenter, phase 3 study designed to evaluate the efficacy of epcoritamab versus investigator’s choice of SOC with R-GemOx (rituximab, gemcitabine, oxaliplatin) or BR (bendamustine, rituximab) in adults with R/R disease of one the following CD20+ B-cell NHL histologies: I) DLBCL, not otherwise specified including de novo DLBCL or DLBCL histologically transformed from follicular lymphoma; II) “double-hit” or “triple-hit” DLBCL (high-grade B-cell lymphoma, with MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6 translocations); or III) follicular lymphoma grade 3B. Other key eligibility criteria include: ≥1 line of prior chemotherapy that included treatment with an anti-CD20 mAb, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0–2, and prior failure of/ineligibility for autologous stem cell transplantation. Prior CAR-T therapy is allowed. A total of 480 pts will be randomized 1:1 to receive either SC epcoritamab at the recommended phase 2 dose (28-day cycles; weekly, biweekly, or monthly schedule depending on cycle number) until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity; or up to 4 cycles of biweekly treatment with intravenous (IV) R-GemOx (8 doses); or up to 6 cycles of IV BR (6 doses; dosing every 3 weeks). The primary endpoint is overall survival. Key secondary endpoints include progression-free survival, ORR, duration of response, time to response, and safety. The study is currently enrolling in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Spain, and will open for enrollment in additional countries. Clinical trial information: NCT04628494.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taroob Jawad Latef ◽  
Muhammad Bilal ◽  
Sudeep Siddappa Malleshappa ◽  
Chandravathi Loke

Abstract A 72-year-old male with nonspecific symptoms was found to have pancytopenia and transaminitis. The pancytopenia began to improve early in the hospital course without specific treatment. A liver biopsy, obtained later to determine the etiology of the transaminitis, eventually confirmed CD5+ diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). DLBCL typically presents with painless lymphadenopathy and constitutional symptoms although it may also present as a rapidly enlarging mass in any part of the body. However, in rarer cases its presentation can be misleading. Conditions such as HLH or viral infections, can confound a patient’s presentation and delay the diagnosis. High index of suspicion is warranted for the diagnosis of DLBCL in atypical cases to prevent mortality associated with late diagnosis. Early recognition and biopsy of involved organ, in the absence of clear etiology, is vital for timely diagnosis and prompt treatment to achieve a favorable cure rate. CD5+ DLBCL may have unusual involvement of extra nodal organs such as the liver and may need further investigations.


2015 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. 495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Palacios-Álvarez ◽  
Concepción Román-Curto ◽  
AlejandroMartín García-Sancho ◽  
Ángel Santos-Briz ◽  
JuanCarlos Santos-Durán ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 186 (6) ◽  
pp. 820-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yucai Wang ◽  
Matthew J. Maurer ◽  
Melissa C. Larson ◽  
Cristine Allmer ◽  
Andrew L. Feldman ◽  
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