Primary duodenal follicular lymphoma: 6-years complete remission after combined radio-immunotherapy

Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 2011 Jun;74(2):337-42.

Abstract

Primary gastrointestinal lymphoma (PGL) is known to account for 40% of all extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHLs) and between 4% to 12% of all NHLs. The small intestine is the site of presentation in 20-30% of cases, with the terminal ileum usually involved. Duodenal localizations have always been thought to be rare, but are presently growing in incidence. We herein report on a case of Stage IV primary duodenal FCL, located to the second portion of the duodenum with concomitant minimal bone marrow involvement. The patient was frontline approached with a conservative combined modality treatment consisting of 4 weekly infusions of the chimeric human-murine IgG1 mono-clonal antibody against the B-cell surface antigen CD-20, Rituximab (375 mg/m2) and consolidation 3D conformal external beam radiotherapy up to a total dose of 36 Gy given into 20 fractions to the involved duodenal portion. Six years after treatment has been completed, the patient is free from disease with no treatment-related toxicity.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / therapeutic use*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Duodenal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Duodenal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Duodenal Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Factors / therapeutic use*
  • Lymphoma, Follicular / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma, Follicular / drug therapy
  • Lymphoma, Follicular / radiotherapy*
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Remission Induction
  • Rituximab

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Immunologic Factors
  • Rituximab