Table 2.
Reference | Age, years | Effusion | Mass | Lymph node involvement | Treatments (given in order listed) |
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Mass/node involvement | |||||
Zimmerman et al. [21] | 48 | Yes | No | Yes | 6 cycles CHOP, bilateral total capsulectomy, 2 cycles salvage chemotherapy, 3 cycles anti-CD30 therapy with brentuximab vedotin, scheduled to receive stem cell transplant |
Hwang et al. [22] | 48 | Yes | Yes | No | Unilateral capsulectomy, CHOP |
Parthasarathy et al. [23] | 43 | No | Yes | Yes | 2 cycles CHOP, cisplatin + gemcitabine, unilateral mastectomy with axillary nodes, RT (40 Gy in 15 fractions) |
Tardio and Granados [24] | 50 | No | No | Yes | Bilateral capsulectomy, 4 cycles CHOP, RT |
Effusion only | |||||
Bautista-Quach et al. [25] | 52 | Yes | No | No | 6 cycles CHOP |
George et al. [26] | 67 | Yes | No | No | Bilateral capsulectomy |
De Silva et al. [27] | 38 | Yes | No | No | Bilateral capsulectomy, RT (36 Gy in 20 fractions) |
Smith and Ramsaroop [28] | 33 | Yes | No | No | 6 cycles CHOP, bilateral capsulectomy |
Wong et al. [29] | 40 | Yes | No | No | Bilateral capsulectomy, referred for CHOP and RT |
Sorensen et al. [30] | 59 | Yes | No | No | Unilateral capsulectomy on affected side and bilateral removal of implants |
CHOP, cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone/prednisolone; RT, radiation therapy; Gy, Gray.