[Diffuse B-cell lymphoma of anterior mediastinum cured by short-term administration of CDDP-containing regimen]

The following report is of a case of diffuse B-cell lymphoma of the anterior mediastinum that was originally treated by resection and radiation in a patient who had pleural and subcutaneous metastases four months after operation. A total dose of 120 mg of CDDP, 60 mg of BLM, and 15 mg of VBL was administered in five weeks. The metastases completely disappeared by this dose alone, and the patient is alive and well seven and a half years after the chemotherapy.