A CASE OF PRIMARY MALIGNANT LYMPHOMA ARISING IN THE APPENDIX

A case of primary malignant lymphoma arising in the appendix is reported. 64-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of right lower quadrant pain and fever. There was tenderness in the same region. He underwent laparotomy with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis. The appendix enlarged to be as large as 14×6×6cm and two lymph nodes of meso-appendix were also swollen. Appendectomy and lymphadenectomy were performed. Histologically the tumor was malignant lymphoma, diffuse, large cell type by LSG classification, and lymphonodes were also involved. Subsequently the patient has a recurrence and received chemotherapy (ACOMP-Bleo), howerver, he died 6 months after the operation.