Annals of Oncology Advance Access originally published online on June 9, 2006
Annals of Oncology 2006 17(12):1849-1850; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl139
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A non-chemotherapy treatment of a primary effusion lymphoma: durable remission after intracavitary cidofovir in HIV negative PEL refractory to chemotherapy
1 Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
2 Oncology Center, Saint Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers, Radiation Oncology, Hammond, Indiana, USA
3 Department of Oncology and Hematology. University of Modena, and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
* (E-mail: halfdanarson.thorvardur@mayo.edu)
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A 78-year-old male of Italian heritage was evaluated for progressive shortness of breath over two months and recurrent pleural effusions. He had a 5-year history of fluctuating anemia and mild lymphadenopathy and had previously undergone a bone marrow examination that was normal. An excisional lymph node biopsy revealed only reactive changes.
Upon evaluation, he had bilateral pleural effusions, a small pericardial effusion, pericardial
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