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

Table

↓  Table 1. Initial Laboratory Studies Performed in the Emergency Department
 
Laboratory test Reference values Measured values
White blood cells (cells/µL) 4,300 - 11,100 6,300
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 11.5 - 15.5 13.9
Hematocrit (%) 36 - 46 43
Platelet (cells/µL) 120,000 - 360,000 308,000
Neutrophils (%) 38 - 75 72
Lymphocytes (%) 20 - 48 18
Sodium (mEq/L) 135 - 148 143
Potassium (mEq/L) 3.5 - 5.5 3.1
Chloride (mEq/L) 98 - 110 96
Bicarbonate (mmol/L) 24 - 34 30
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) 8 - 20 14
Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.5 - 1.5 0.66
Glucose (mg/dL) 70 - 140 157
Calcium (mg/dL) 8.5 - 10.5 9.6
Phosphorous (mg/dL) 2.4 - 4.4 3.4
Magnesium (mg/dL) 1.6 - 2.3 2.3
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) 35 - 125 308
Lipase (U/L) 7 - 60 1124
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) 5 - 40 324
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) 5 - 40 372
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) 0 - 1.2 5.9
Direct bilirubin (mg/dL) 0 - 0.4 5
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L) 120 - 230 424