Abstract
Primary pancreatic lymphomas are extremely rare, when present mimics
symptoms of adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head.[1] They account for less than 1% of pancreatic
neoplasms.[2] The most common histological subtype
is diffuse large B
cell lymphoma (DLBCL).[3]Herein, we present a case
of a 47 year old female who presented with symptoms of pain abdomen and
weight loss. CT (Computerized Tomography) was suggestive of a lesion in
the pancreatic head which on histopathology was diagnosed as a primary
non Hodgkin’s lymphoma confirmed by immunohistochemistry. She was
successfully treated with R-CHOP chemotherapy. This case is presented
due to its rarity, and need to recognize NHL (a potentially treatable
condition), as a differential to adenocarcinoma for a patient with a
pancreatic mass.