Metastatic seminoma simulating malignant lymphoma in an HIV infected hemophiliac.
Leuk Lymphoma
; 23(1-2): 165-71, 1996 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9021701
ABSTRACT
Although most common, malignant lymphoma and Kaposi's sarcoma are not the only malignancies encountered in lymph nodes from HIV-infected patients. An increased frequency of testicular germ cell tumors in HIV-infected individuals has been reported. We report here the first case, to our knowledge, of a metastatic seminoma in an HIV-infected hemophiliac. The atypical clinical presentation, cervical and axillary adenopathy, simulated malignant lymphoma. The diagnosis was first suspected when a fine needle aspiration biopsy from an enlarged cervical node revealed a mixture of benign appearing lymphocytes and loosely cohesive large tumor cells in a "tigroid" background. Immunocytochemistry and a subsequent excisional biopsy confirmed the cytologic diagnosis. Metastatic germ cell tumors should be considered in the differential diagnosis of HIV-related lymphadenopathy.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Lymphoma, AIDS-Related
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Seminoma
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Hemophilia A
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Leuk Lymphoma
Journal subject:
HEMATOLOGIA
/
NEOPLASIAS
Year:
1996
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States