en Oncology Oncology case report case report <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 161.6pt; text-indent: 0cm;"><font face="Times New Roman"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-size: 10pt;">Background: </span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#000000">The clinical presentation of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) varies tremendously depending upon the type of lymphoma and the areas of involvement. NHL can rarely present as an abdominal mass compressing the inferior vena cava. The clinical presentation due to obstruction of inferior vena cava has often been called the inferior vena cava syndrome (IVCS). It can present acutely or chronically.</font></span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 161.6pt; text-indent: 0cm;"><font face="Times New Roman"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-size: 10pt;">Case Presentation:</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#000000"> A 35-year-old male presented with 3 months history of fever, anorexia, weight loss and abdominal discomfort. His abdominal examination showed dilated superficial veins with blood flowing rostrally. CECT abdomen revealed multiple enlarged some necrotic, retroperitoneal lymph nodes. The inferior vena cava was noted to be compressed by the lymph nodes. The lymph node biopsy revealed non- Hodgkin lymphoma, precursor B cell.</font></span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 161.6pt; text-indent: 0cm;"><font face="Times New Roman"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-size: 10pt;">Conclusion: </span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#000000">An abdominal mass compressing the inferior vena cava is a rare but possible cause for appearance of dilated superficial abdominal veins and should be looked for.</font></span></font></p> NHL, Inferior vena cava, Oncology 222 224 http://caspjim.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-471-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Khalid Hamid Changal khalidchangal@gmail.com 10031947532846005993 10031947532846005993 Yes Internal Medicine, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India. Shoaib Altaf Sheikh ssheikh@mercyhealth.org 10031947532846005994 10031947532846005994 No Internal Medicine, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, PA, USA. Adnan Raina adnanraina@gmail.com 10031947532846005995 10031947532846005995 No Internal Medicine, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India.