HIV-negative Primary Bone Marrow Hodgkin Lymphoma Manifesting with a High Fever Associated with Hemophagocytosis as the Initial Symptom: A Case Report and Review of the Previous Literature.

A 68-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to a high fever and pancytopenia. Neither tumors nor infectious lesions were detected. Hemophagocytosis was observed on the bone marrow (BM) smear, although without abnormal cells.

Efficacy of rituximab monotherapy for an elderly hemodialysis patient with primary cardiac lymphoma.

We report a case of primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) occurring in a 76-year-old man during maintenance hemodialysis. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a tumor with pericardial effusion in the left ventricular posterior wall. Cytological examination of the pericardial fluid revealed monotonous lymphoid cells positive for B-cell markers, and clonal immunoglobulin heavy chain gene rearrangement was detected, indicating B-cell lymphoma.

[Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presenting with hypoglossal nerve palsy and great occipital neuralgia].

A 74-year-old man was hospitalized with hypoglossal nerve paralysis and severe great occipital neuralgia. Enhanced MRI of the head showed tumor on the left petrous bone, which compressed the medulla oblongata. Soluble IL-2 receptor was elevated and malignant lymphoma was clinically diagnosed.