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Case Report

Volume 16, Number 6, June 2025, pages 226-231


B-Cell Lymphoma Presenting as a Pancreatic Mass

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Axial section of a computed tomography of the abdomen demonstrating an 8 cm pancreatic mass, indicated by the arrow.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Coronal section of a computed tomography demonstrating a pancreatic mass, indicated by the arrow.

Table

Table 1. Initial Laboratory Studies Performed in the Emergency Department
 
Laboratory testReference valuesMeasured values
White blood cells (cells/µL)4,300 - 11,1006,300
Hemoglobin (g/dL)11.5 - 15.513.9
Hematocrit (%)36 - 4643
Platelet (cells/µL)120,000 - 360,000308,000
Neutrophils (%)38 - 7572
Lymphocytes (%)20 - 4818
Sodium (mEq/L)135 - 148143
Potassium (mEq/L)3.5 - 5.53.1
Chloride (mEq/L)98 - 11096
Bicarbonate (mmol/L)24 - 3430
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)8 - 2014
Creatinine (mg/dL)0.5 - 1.50.66
Glucose (mg/dL)70 - 140157
Calcium (mg/dL)8.5 - 10.59.6
Phosphorous (mg/dL)2.4 - 4.43.4
Magnesium (mg/dL)1.6 - 2.32.3
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)35 - 125308
Lipase (U/L)7 - 601124
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)5 - 40324
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)5 - 40372
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)0 - 1.25.9
Direct bilirubin (mg/dL)0 - 0.45
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)120 - 230424