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Primary duodenal follicular lymphoma successfully treated with rituximab

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Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is the most common extranodal lymphoma, accounting for approximately 40% of all extranodal NHLs. Initial treatment of duodenal lymphoma includes surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, alone or in combination. Here, we present a case of stage I primary duodenal follicular lymphoma (FL) showing a complete response after rituximab therapy. Rituximab alone can be an effective alternative treatment for duodenal FL.

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  1. Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, ES-35020, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

    D. Aguiar-Bujanda, U. Bohn-Sarmiento & J. Aguiar-Morales

  2. Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palams, Spain

    I. Quiñones-Morales & I. Llorca-Martínez

  3. Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas, Spain

    R. Camacho-Galán & J. C. Rivero-Vera

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Aguiar-Bujanda, D., Quiñones-Morales, I., Camacho-Galán, R. et al. Primary duodenal follicular lymphoma successfully treated with rituximab. Clin Transl Oncol 9, 471–472 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-007-0088-2

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