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. 1994 May;70(823):371–372. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.70.823.371

T cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma presenting in the first trimester of pregnancy.

C C Lees 1, M Tsirigotis 1, J V Carr 1, M A Richards 1
PMCID: PMC2397593  PMID: 8016012

Abstract

This case report details of the presentation of a young woman in the first trimester of her pregnancy with lethargy, weakness, vomiting, pyrexia and lymphadenopathy. Extensive investigation revealed an advanced T cell lymphoma and only the second reported case in pregnancy to our knowledge. We discuss her management and subsequent chemotherapy in the context of a short review of the literature spanning the last decade.

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