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    Gingival swelling and pleural effusion: non-leukemic myeloid sarcoma

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    A 56-year-old woman presented with dyspnea and a large swelling in the upper vestibular region (Figure 1 A), appeared 6 weeks before and continuing to grow up. Physical examination suggested pleural effusion, subsequently confirmed by chest X-ray (Figure 1 B). Complete blood cell count and biochemistry values were all within normal ranges, excepting for LDH (2620 IU/L) and β(2) -microglobulin (9.4 mg/L)

    Primary Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma of the Breast as Third Malignancy in One Patient

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    We report a case of primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the breast as third metachronous neoplasm in the same patient. Primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the breast occurred about 2 years after endometrial cancer and 1 year after bladder cancer. The patient underwent quadrantectomy with level I-II axillary lymph nodes dissection plus rituximab-cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone chemotherapy. Patient's health status gradually got worse and 11 months after surgery the patient died
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