[Primary effusion lymphoma-like lymphoma transformed to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma].
Rinsho Ketsueki
; 64(3): 230-232, 2023.
Article
in Ja
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37019679
ABSTRACT
A rare kind of malignant lymphoma, called primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is associated with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), and characterized by lymphomatous effusion in the bodily cavities. Although the initial clinical presentation of primary effusion lymphoma-like lymphoma (PEL-LL) is similar to that of PEL, PEL-LL is HHV-8 negative and has a favorable prognosis. A PEL-LL diagnosis was made after an 88-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a pleural effusion. His disease regressed after effusion drainage. He demonstrated disease progression to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after two years and ten months. Our example demonstrates that aggressive B-cell lymphoma can develop from PEL-LL.
Key words
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pleural Effusion, Malignant
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Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse
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Herpesvirus 8, Human
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Lymphoma, Primary Effusion
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Aged80
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Ja
Year:
2023
Type:
Article