TY - JOUR
T1 - Unilateral Leg Edema
T2 - A Symptom of Lymphoma
AU - Hawkins, Katherine A.
AU - Amorosi, Edward L.
AU - Silber, Robert
PY - 1980/12/12
Y1 - 1980/12/12
N2 - Unilateral leg edema is a frequent clinical problem, usually reflecting underlying vascular disease. This article describes an uncommon cause of this presentation, malignant lymphoma, in ten cases. In three of these patients, the diagnosis of lymphoma was overlooked during the initial presentation, and appropriate therapy not given at that time. In view of the need for early diagnosis and specific therapy of lymphoma, this entity should be considered in the differential diagnosis in patients with unilateral leg edema. (JAMA 1980;244:2640-2641).
AB - Unilateral leg edema is a frequent clinical problem, usually reflecting underlying vascular disease. This article describes an uncommon cause of this presentation, malignant lymphoma, in ten cases. In three of these patients, the diagnosis of lymphoma was overlooked during the initial presentation, and appropriate therapy not given at that time. In view of the need for early diagnosis and specific therapy of lymphoma, this entity should be considered in the differential diagnosis in patients with unilateral leg edema. (JAMA 1980;244:2640-2641).
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U2 - 10.1001/jama.1980.03310230042023
DO - 10.1001/jama.1980.03310230042023
M3 - Article
C2 - 7431613
AN - SCOPUS:0019323351
VL - 244
SP - 2640
EP - 2641
JO - JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
JF - JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
SN - 0002-9955
IS - 23
ER -