Richter's transformation presenting with superior vena cava syndrome

Richter's transformation presenting with superior vena cava syndrome

In the present study, we report a 65-year old man who had been diagnosed earlier as having chronic lymphocytic leukemia and treated for 2 years with fludarabine. He presented to our hospital 2 years later with clinical features of superior vena cava syndrome. The underlying cause was diffuse large B...

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Main Authors: Nuri Karadurmus, Yalcin Basaran, Hilmi Umut Unal, Mukerrem Safali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Turkiye Klinikleri 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Oncological Sciences
Subjects:
Richter's transformation
Superior vena cava syndrome
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452336416300322
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spelling doaj-c315e8c79fb2476489d4a48cfe0051632020-11-24T21:25:09ZengTurkiye KlinikleriJournal of Oncological Sciences2452-33642017-07-0132969810.1016/j.jons.2016.11.002Richter's transformation presenting with superior vena cava syndromeNuri Karadurmus0Yalcin Basaran1Hilmi Umut Unal2Mukerrem Safali3Department of Medical Oncology, Gulhane School of Medicine, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Endocrinology, Gulhane School of Medicine, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Nephrology, Gulhane School of Medicine, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Pathology, Gulhane School of Medicine, Ankara, TurkeyIn the present study, we report a 65-year old man who had been diagnosed earlier as having chronic lymphocytic leukemia and treated for 2 years with fludarabine. He presented to our hospital 2 years later with clinical features of superior vena cava syndrome. The underlying cause was diffuse large B cell lymphoma obstructing the superior vena cava.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452336416300322Richter's transformationSuperior vena cava syndrome
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author Nuri Karadurmus
Yalcin Basaran
Hilmi Umut Unal
Mukerrem Safali
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Yalcin Basaran
Hilmi Umut Unal
Mukerrem Safali
Richter's transformation presenting with superior vena cava syndrome
Journal of Oncological Sciences
Richter's transformation
Superior vena cava syndrome
author_facet Nuri Karadurmus
Yalcin Basaran
Hilmi Umut Unal
Mukerrem Safali
author_sort Nuri Karadurmus
title Richter's transformation presenting with superior vena cava syndrome
title_short Richter's transformation presenting with superior vena cava syndrome
title_full Richter's transformation presenting with superior vena cava syndrome
title_fullStr Richter's transformation presenting with superior vena cava syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Richter's transformation presenting with superior vena cava syndrome
title_sort richter's transformation presenting with superior vena cava syndrome
publisher Turkiye Klinikleri
series Journal of Oncological Sciences
issn 2452-3364
publishDate 2017-07-01
description In the present study, we report a 65-year old man who had been diagnosed earlier as having chronic lymphocytic leukemia and treated for 2 years with fludarabine. He presented to our hospital 2 years later with clinical features of superior vena cava syndrome. The underlying cause was diffuse large B cell lymphoma obstructing the superior vena cava.
topic Richter's transformation
Superior vena cava syndrome
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452336416300322
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