Abstract
A 52-year-old woman underwent partial mastectomy and axillary lymph-node dissection three years ago. The pathological diagnosis was papillotubular carcinoma and no metastases were found in axillary lymph nodes. Recently, the patient complained of general fatigue, appetite loss and lumbago, and consulted another hospital. Laboratory tests revealed hypercalcemia. CT showed para-aortic lymphadenopathy. The patient was transferred to our hospital. Because of para-aortic lymphadenopathy and the high level of soluble interleukin-2 receptor in serum, we suspected malignant lymphoma. After hypercalcemia was improved following administration of zoledronic acid hydrate and elcatonin, the patient was transferred to the department of hematology in another hospital. By cervical lymph node biopsy, the diagnosis was a CD5-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The patient was treated with chemotherapy, but died seven months later.
