Diagnostic and therapeutic quandaries in a patient with primary hepatic lymphoma and concurrent hepatitis C infection.
Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus
; 30(Suppl 1): 394-7, 2014 Sep.
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Primary hepatic lymphoma (PHL) is a very rare sub-type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and hepatitis C infection may be a contributory factor. The association of hepatitis C infection and PHL causes difficulties in management since safety of rituximab in such situations is unclear due to lack of evidence. The role of anti-viral therapy in combination with chemotherapy is also uncertain. We describe the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges posed by a patient who was diagnosed with PHL and concurrent hepatitis C infection.
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Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus
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2014
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