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Aorta Torácica , Aneurisma de la Aorta Torácica/diagnóstico , Disección Aórtica/diagnóstico , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Vasculares/diagnóstico , Enfermedad Aguda , Disección Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagen , Disección Aórtica/patología , Aorta Torácica/diagnóstico por imagen , Aorta Torácica/patología , Aneurisma de la Aorta Torácica/diagnóstico por imagen , Aneurisma de la Aorta Torácica/patología , Aortografía/métodos , Biopsia , Angiografía por Tomografía Computarizada , Errores Diagnósticos , Humanos , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/diagnóstico por imagen , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/patología , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Neoplasias Vasculares/diagnóstico por imagen , Neoplasias Vasculares/patologíaRESUMEN
Neoplasms of histiocytic and dendritic cells are rare disorders of the lymph node and soft tissues. Because of this rarity, the corresponding biology, prognosis and terminologies are still being better defined and hence historically, these disorders pose clinical and diagnostic challenges. These disorders include Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), histiocytic sarcoma (HS), follicular dendritic cell sarcoma (FDCS), interdigtating cell sarcoma (IDCS), indeterminate cell sarcoma (INDCS), and fibroblastic reticular cell tumors (FRCT). In order to gain a better understanding of the biology, diagnosis, and treatment in these rare disorders we reviewed our cases of these neoplasms over the last twenty five years and the pertinent literature in each of these rare neoplasms. Cases of histiocytic and dendritic cell neoplasms diagnosed between 1989-2014 were identified using our institutional database. Thirty two cases were included in this analysis and were comprised of the following: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (20/32), histiocytic sarcoma (6/32), follicular dendritic cell sarcoma (2/32), interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (2/32), indeterminate dendritic cell sarcoma (1/32), and fibroblastic reticular cell tumor (1/32). Median overall survival was not reached in cases with LCH and showed 52 months in cases with HS, 12 months in cases with FDCS, 58 months in cases with IDCS, 13 months in the case of INDCS, and 51 months in the case of FRCT. The majority of patients had surgical resection as initial treatment (n = 18). Five patients had recurrent disease. We conclude that histiocytic and dendritic cell neoplasms are very rare and perplexing disorders that should be diagnosed with a combination of judicious morphology review and a battery of immunohistochemistry to rule out mimics such as carcinoma, lymphoma, neuroendocrine tumors and to better sub-classify these difficult to diagnose lesions. The mainstay of treatment for localized disease remains surgical resection and the role of adjuvant therapy is unclear. In patients with multiple areas of involvement, treatment at tertiary care centers with multimodality treatment is likely needed. Accurate subset diagnosis will contribute to better data as well as treatment outcomes analysis of these rare disorders of adult patients in the future.
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Serum albumin (SA) has been shown to be a prognostic marker in many hematological malignancies and in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) prior to chemo-immunotherapy. SA may be a surrogate for age, comorbid status, and disease severity. Here, we aimed to assess whether SA can be an independent prognostic marker in patients with newly diagnosed DLBCL treated with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, and prednisone (R-CHOP). Patients who presented at the Moffitt Cancer Center from 2007 to 2010 for DLBCL diagnosis or treatment were identified using our institutional database. Clinical and treatment data were recorded, including SA levels at diagnosis. Survival time was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, with Cox proportional hazard model used to identify potential risk factors for time-to-event data. From 295 identified patients, 171 were excluded for not having primary treatment at our institution or not having R-CHOP treatment. In 124 included patients (mean age at diagnosis of 58 years, 91 % Caucasian), 25 % were categorized as poor by the revised International Prognostic Index. Overall and progression-free survival at 4 years were 65 % (95 % CI 57-75) and 58 % (95 % CI 0.49-0.69), respectively. Using multivariate analysis, we found that the hazard index of death of patients with SA ≥3.7 g/dL was 26 % (95 % CI 13-53) of the hazard for those patients who had SA <3.7 g/dL when controlling for the revised International Prognostic Index risk and initial lymphocyte count. Our study shows that SA ≥3.7 g/dL is an independent prognostic marker in DLBCL patients treated with R-CHOP.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapéutico , Biomarcadores de Tumor/sangre , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/sangre , Albúmina Sérica/análisis , Adulto , Anciano , Anticuerpos Monoclonales de Origen Murino/administración & dosificación , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/administración & dosificación , Trasplante de Médula Ósea , Ciclofosfamida/administración & dosificación , Doxorrubicina/administración & dosificación , Femenino , Seronegatividad para VIH , Humanos , Estimación de Kaplan-Meier , Recuento de Linfocitos , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/tratamiento farmacológico , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/mortalidad , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/cirugía , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Prednisona/administración & dosificación , Pronóstico , Modelos de Riesgos Proporcionales , Estudios Retrospectivos , Riesgo , Rituximab , Vincristina/administración & dosificación , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is a rare aggressive B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder. HIV-negative PBL has not been extensively reported. Nine HIV-negative PBL patients evaluated at Moffitt Cancer Center were studied. Eight patients had extranodal diseases. All patients were treated with CHOP or hyper-CVAD. Responses were observed in 8 cases (7 complete, 1 partial responses). Four patients underwent consolidation with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) in first complete remission (CR1). At median follow-up of 23.9 months, 7 patients were alive and 5 were disease-free. Aggressive induction chemotherapy and consolidation with autologous HSCT in CR1 might be considered for patients with HIV-negative PBL.
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Linfoma de Células B/terapia , Anciano , Terapia Combinada , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología , Humanos , Inmunofenotipificación , Linfoma de Células B/epidemiología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Inducción de Remisión , Estudios Retrospectivos , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
This prospective randomized trial was undertaken to determine the added efficacy of (32)P in treating locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer. Thirty patients with biopsy proven locally advanced unresectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreas were assessable after receiving 5-fluorouracil and radiation therapy with or without (32)P, followed by gemcitabine. Intratumoral (32)P dose was determined by tumor size and volume and was administered at months 0, 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8. Tumor cross-sectional area and liquefaction were determined at intervals by computed tomography scan. Tumor liquefaction occurred in 78% of patients receiving (32)P and in 8% of patients not receiving (32)P, although tumor cross-sectional area did not decrease. Serious adverse events occurred more often per patient for patients receiving (32)P (4.2 +/- 3.1 vs. 1.8 +/- 1.9; p = 0.03) leading to more hospitalizations. Death was because of disease progression (23 patients), gastrointenstinal hemorrhage (4 patients), and stroke (1 patient). One patient not receiving (32)P and one receiving (32)P are alive at 28 and 13 months, respectively. (32)P did not prolong survival (7.4 +/- 5.5 months with (32)P vs. 11.5 +/- 8.0 months without (32)P, p = 0.16). (32)P promoted tumor liquefaction, but did not decrease tumor size. Intratumoral (32)P was associated with more serious adverse events and did not improve survival for locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer.