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Gu J, Qian J, Cao X. Composite diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and peripheral T-cell lymphoma: a case report with two-year follow-up and literature review. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1272209. [PMID: 38529384 PMCID: PMC10961394 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1272209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024] Open
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Composite lymphoma is an uncommon type of lymphoid malignancy, and those consisting of concurrent diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS) in the same organ are rare. Here, we report a case of a 75-year-old male patient admitted to our emergency department with intestinal obstruction presenting with abdominal pain and vomiting. He underwent partial resection of the small intestine under general anesthesia, and subsequent histopathology confirmed the mass to be composite DLBCL and PTCL-NOS. The patient received chemotherapy with a rituximab-based regimen and achieved complete remission (CR). However, the recurrent disease presented with obstruction again ten months after treatment. He refused a second surgery, but salvage treatment was not effective. The patient survived for 20 months after diagnosis. In addition, we did a literature review to understand the clinical features, pathology, treatment, and prognosis of this type of composite lymphoma.
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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Poullot E, Milowich D, Lemonnier F, Bisig B, Robe C, Pelletier L, Letourneau A, Dupuy A, Sako N, Ketterer N, Carde P, Dartigues P, Delfau-Larue MH, de Leval L, Gaulard P. Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma and Kaposi sarcoma: A fortuitous collision? Histopathology 2024; 84:556-564. [PMID: 37988271 DOI: 10.1111/his.15083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Revised: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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AIMS Follicular helper T-cell (TFH) lymphoma of the angioimmunoblastic-type (AITL), one of the most prevalent T-cell lymphomas, typically encompasses proliferation of high endothelial venules and Epstein-Barr virus-positive immunoblasts, but neither infection with HHV8 nor association with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) have been described. The aims of this study are to characterise the association between AITL and HHV8 infection or KS. METHODS AND RESULTS Three male patients aged 49-76 years, HIV-negative, with concurrent nodal involvement by AITL and KS, were identified from our files and carefully studied. Two patients originated from countries where endemic KS occurs, including one with cutaneous KS. The lymphomas featured abundant vessels, expanded follicular dendritic cells and neoplastic TFH cells [PD1+ (three of three), ICOS+ (three of three), CXCL13+ (three of three), CD10+ (two of three), BCL6 (two of three)] but lacked EBV+ immunoblasts. The foci of KS consisted of subcapsular proliferations of ERG+, CD31+ and/or CD34+ , HHV8+ spindle cells. High-throughput sequencing showed AITL-associated mutations in TET2 (three of three), RHOA (G17V) (three of three) and IDH2 (R172) (two of three), which were absent in the microdissected KS component in two cases. Relapses in two patients consisted of AITL, without evidence of KS. No evidence of HHV8 infection was found in a control group of 23 AITL cases. CONCLUSION Concurrent nodal involvement by AITL and KS is rare and identification of both neoplastic components may pose diagnostic challenges. The question of whether the association between AITL and KS may be fortuitous or could reflect the underlying immune dysfunction in AITL remains open.
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- Elsa Poullot
- Département de Pathologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil, France
- Université Paris Est Créteil, Créteil, France
- INSERMU955, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale, Créteil, France
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Université Paris Est Créteil, Créteil, France
- INSERMU955, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale, Créteil, France
- Unité Hémopathies Lymphoïdes, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil, France
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Département de Pathologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil, France
- Université Paris Est Créteil, Créteil, France
- INSERMU955, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale, Créteil, France
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- Université Paris Est Créteil, Créteil, France
- INSERMU955, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale, Créteil, France
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Université Paris Est Créteil, Créteil, France
- INSERMU955, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale, Créteil, France
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- Département de Pathologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil, France
- Université Paris Est Créteil, Créteil, France
- INSERMU955, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale, Créteil, France
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- Onco-Hématologie, American Hospital of Paris, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
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- Département de Pathologie, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Université Paris Est Créteil, Créteil, France
- INSERMU955, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale, Créteil, France
- Département d'Hématologie et Immunologie Biologique, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil, France
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Département de Pathologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil, France
- Université Paris Est Créteil, Créteil, France
- INSERMU955, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale, Créteil, France
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Bisig B, Savage KJ, De Leval L. Pathobiology of nodal peripheral T-cell lymphomas: current understanding and future directions. Haematologica 2023; 108:3227-3243. [PMID: 38037800 PMCID: PMC10690915 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2023.282716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Predominantly nodal is the most common clinical presentation of peripheral T- (and NK-) cell lymphomas (PTCL), which comprise three main groups of diseases: (i) systemic anaplastic large cell lymphomas (ALCL), whether positive or negative for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK); (ii) follicular helper T-cell lymphomas (TFHL); and (iii) PTCL, not otherwise specified (NOS). Recent advances in the genomic and molecular characterization of PTCL, with enhanced understanding of pathobiology, have translated into significant updates in the latest 2022 classifications of lymphomas. ALK-negative ALCL is now recognized to be genetically heterogeneous, with identification of DUSP22 rearrangements in approximately 20-30% of cases, correlated with distinctive pathological and biological features. The notion of cell-of-origin as an important determinant of the classification of nodal PTCL is best exemplified by TFHL, considered as one disease or a group of related entities, sharing oncogenic pathways with frequent recurrent epigenetic mutations as well as a relationship to clonal hematopoiesis. Data are emerging to support that a similar cell-of-origin concept might be relevant to characterize meaningful subgroups within PTCL, NOS, based on cytotoxic and/or Th1 versus Th2 signatures. The small group of primary nodal Epstein-Barr virus-positive lymphomas of T- or NK-cell derivation, formerly considered PTCL, NOS, is now classified separately, due to distinctive features, and notably an aggressive course. This review summarizes current knowledge of the pathology and biology of nodal-based PTCL entities, with an emphasis on recent findings and underlying oncogenic mechanisms.
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- Bettina Bisig
- Institute of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital and Lausanne University, Lausanne
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- Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Division of Medical Oncology, BC Cancer and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
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- Institute of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital and Lausanne University, Lausanne.
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Abrisqueta P, Nadeu F, Bosch-Schips J, Iacoboni G, Serna A, Cabirta A, Yáñez L, Quintanilla-Martínez L, Bosch F. From genetics to therapy: Unraveling the complexities of Richter transformation in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Cancer Treat Rev 2023; 120:102619. [PMID: 37660626 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2023.102619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Richter transformation (RT) refers to the progression of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, the most prevalent leukemia among adults, into a highly aggressive lymphoproliferative disorder, primarily a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. This is a severe complication that continues to be a therapeutic challenge and remains an unmet medical need. Over the last five years, significant advances have occurred in uncovering the biological processes leading to the RT, refining criteria for properly diagnose RT from other entities, and exploring new therapeutic options beyond the ineffective chemotherapy. This review summarizes current knowledge in RT, including recent advances in the understanding of the pathogenesis of RT, in the classification of RT, and in the development of novel therapeutic strategies for this grave complication.
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- Pau Abrisqueta
- Department of Hematology, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, Experimental Hematology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain; Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, Experimental Hematology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain; Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, Experimental Hematology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain; Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, Experimental Hematology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain; Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, Tübingen University Hospital and Comprehensive Cancer Center Tübingen-Stuttgart, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, Experimental Hematology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain; Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.
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Jin X, Liu H, Li J, Xiao X, Yuan X, Chen P, Chen B, Liang Y, Huang F. Composite B-cell and T-cell lymphomas: clinical, pathological, and molecular features of three cases and literature review. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2023; 24:711-722. [PMID: 37551557 PMCID: PMC10423966 DOI: 10.1631/jzus.b2300181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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Composite lymphoma (CL) involving B-cell lymphoma and T-cell lymphoma is extremely rare. Herein, we report three such cases using immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, and the next-generation sequencing (NGS) to identify the pathological and molecular characteristics of CL. In the first case, the patient was admitted to hospital for generalized pruritic maculopapular rash over the whole body. An excisional biopsy of the skin lesions showed T-cell lymphoma. At the same time, the staging bone marrow (BM) biopsy revealed a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). After R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) therapies, the patient produced a good response with substantial dissipation of the rashes and relief of skin. The other two patients were admitted to hospital due to lymphadenopathy and were diagnosed with DLBCL and follicular lymphoma (FL) after core needle biopsy of lymph nodes, BM biopsy, BM aspiration, and flow cytometry. Following R-CHOP and R-COP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone) therapies, they achieved complete remission unconfirmed (CRu) and complete remission (CR). However, one or two years later, they suffered a relapse of lymphadenopathy. The shocking fact was that re-biopsy of lymphadenopathy revealed peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) and angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL). NGS findings identified DNA methyltransferase 3a (DNMT3a), isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2), Ras homolog gene family, member A (RHOA), splicing factor 3B subunit 1 (SF3B1), and tumor protein p53 (TP53) mutations. After immunochemotherapy, these patients achieved CRu and CR again. Nevertheless, they suffered a second relapse of T-cell lymphoma. Finally, they died due to progression of disease. We found that the occurrence of CL is associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection and DNMT3a, IDH2, and TP53 mutations, and the prognosis of the disease is closely related to the T-cell lymphoma components.
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- Xueli Jin
- Department of Hematology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Department of Pathology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Department of Hematology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Department of Hematology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Department of Hematology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Hematology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China.
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- Department of Pathology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China.
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Li Y, Gao X, Kong LZ, Li J. Misdiagnosis of angioimmunoblastic T‑cell lymphoma: A case report. Oncol Lett 2023; 25:250. [PMID: 37153053 PMCID: PMC10161358 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2023.13836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) is a specific subtype of peripheral T-cell lymphoma that is challenging to diagnose due to the lack of specific pathological characteristics. This report describes the case of a 56-year-old man with Hodgkin lymphoma in whom the gene rearrangement results were positive for TCRβDB+Jβ1/2. Pathological and immunochemical examinations revealed a diagnosis of lymphoma that was a composite of AITL and focal classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Unfortunately, he died soon after the correct diagnosis was made. This case shows that a combination of immunohistochemistry and gene rearrangement analysis can increase the diagnostic accuracy for AITL. A review of the literature on the misdiagnosis of AITL indicates that this disease progresses rapidly with a high mortality rate. Our experience, in this case, highlights the need for early diagnosis.
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- Yan Li
- Department of Hematology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, P.R. China
- Correspondence to: Dr Yan Li, Department of Hematology, Hebei General Hospital, 348 Heping West Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, P.R. China, E-mail:
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- Department of Hematology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, P.R. China
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- Department of Hematology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, P.R. China
- Department of Graduate School, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, Hebei 075000, P.R. China
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- Department of Hematology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, P.R. China
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Czader M, Amador C, Cook JR, Thakkar D, Parker C, Dave SS, Dogan A, Duffield AS, Nejati R, Ott G, Xiao W, Wasik M, Goodlad JR. Progression and transformation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma and B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia: Report from the 2021 SH/EAHP Workshop. Am J Clin Pathol 2023; 159:554-571. [PMID: 37052539 PMCID: PMC10233402 DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqad027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Session 3 of the 2021 Workshop of the Society for Hematopathology/European Association for Haematopathology examined progression and transformation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) and B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia (B-PLL). METHODS Thirty-one cases were reviewed by the panel. Additional studies such as immunohistochemistry and molecular genetic testing, including whole-exome sequencing and expression profiling, were performed in select cases. RESULTS Session 3 included 27 CLL/SLL cases and miscellaneous associated proliferations, 3 cases of B-PLL, and 1 case of small B-cell lymphoma. The criteria for -accelerated CLL/SLL are established for lymph nodes, but extranodal disease can be diagnostically challenging. Richter transformation (RT) is a broad term and includes true transformation from original CLL/SLL clone(s) and clonally unrelated neoplasms. The morphologic, immunophenotypic, and genetic spectrum is diverse with classical and highly unusual examples. T-cell proliferations can also be encountered in CLL/SLL. B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia is a rare, diagnostically challenging disease due to its overlaps with other lymphoid neoplasms. CONCLUSIONS The workshop highlighted complexity of progression and transformation in CLL/SLL and B-PLL, as well as diagnostic caveats accompanying heterogeneous presentations of RT and other manifestations of disease progression. Molecular genetic studies are pivotal for diagnosis and determination of clonal relationship, and to predict response to treatment and identify resistance to targeted therapy.
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MESH Headings
- Humans
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/diagnosis
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/genetics
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/pathology
- Leukemia, Prolymphocytic, B-Cell
- Lymphoma, B-Cell
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics
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- Magdalena Czader
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, US
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, US
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, US
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, US
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, US
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, US
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, US
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- Department of Pathology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, US
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, and Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute for Clinical Pharmacology, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, US
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- Department of Pathology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, US
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Dong Q, Wang Y, Xiu Y, Sakr H, Burnworth B, Xu D, O'Brien T, Burke J, Hu S, Zeng G, Zhao C. Clonally related composite chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and mantle cell lymphoma. Br J Haematol 2023; 200:660-664. [PMID: 36375473 PMCID: PMC10162861 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Qianze Dong
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.,Department of Pathology, Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Hematologics Inc., Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology, Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Hematopathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.,Department of Pathology, Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.,Department of Pathology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Gu L, Xin G, Qu Y, Wang K, Jiang K, Xing S, Huang A. Case report: Anterior mediastinal mass in a patient with pleural effusion and dyspnea. Front Surg 2023; 10:1088642. [PMID: 37206341 PMCID: PMC10189153 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1088642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023] Open
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Background Compound lymphoma is an uncommon type of lymphoid malignancy, and those consisting of concurrent B- and T-cell tumors are relatively rare. Case Summary A 41-year-old man was presented with a 1-month history of progressively worsening cough, chest tightness, and dyspnea after exercise, which could be relieved following rest. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan demonstrated a 7.4 × 4.9 cm2 heterogeneous mass in the anterior mediastinum, where a large area of cystic liquid existed, and multiple enlarged lymph nodes in the mediastinum. Since the biopsy failed to yield an exact diagnosis and there was no sign of metastasis, the tumor was surgically resectioned. Surgical findings included obscure boundaries and consistent tumor stiffness with pericardial and pleural invasion. Further pathological examination combined with immunophenotype and gene rearrangement test found the mass composite of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) and B-cell lymphoma. The patient recovered well after R0 resection and received chemotherapy with four cycles of CHOP combined with chidamide 2 weeks after surgery. The patient has had a complete response for over 60 months. Conclusion In conclusion, we reported a composite lymphoma of AITL combined with B-cell lymphomas. Our experience provides the first successful attempt to treat this rare disease with combined surgery and chemotherapy.
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- Lin Gu
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Correspondence: Ai Huang Shijie Xing
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Correspondence: Ai Huang Shijie Xing
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Zhang B, Zhang Y, Li Q, Jiang Q, Chu W, Gong H, Li R, Ji H. Case report: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma and monomorphic epitheliotropic intestinal T-cell lymphoma: A composite lymphoma. Pathol Oncol Res 2022; 28:1610653. [PMID: 36567979 PMCID: PMC9768801 DOI: 10.3389/pore.2022.1610653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background: Composite lymphomas involving B-cell and T-cell lymphomas is very rare. Case presentation: We reported a 63-year-old gentleman with composite chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) and monomorphic epitheliotropic intestinal T-cell lymphoma (MEITL). The patient was admitted to our hospital due to abdominal pain, and was diagnosed with CLL/SLL after bone marrow (BM) biopsy, BM aspiration, and flow cytometry. Two weeks later, he was diagnosed with MEITL based on pathological analysis after intestine excision. Next gene sequencing (NGS) findings identified two hotspot mutation sites (STAT5B and DNMT3A) closely related with the pathogenesis of CLL/SLL and MEILT. Additionally, BCOR mutation was only detected in the CLL/SLL area. The likely pathogenic mutations of CLL were SETD2, NOTCH1, SF3B1, and PTPN11, while the likely pathogenic mutations related with the MEILT were TET2 and ZRSR2. Mutations of GATA3, PLCG2, and FAT1 were identified in both CLL/SLL and MEITL areas, but the clinical significance was unknown. Finally, the patient died in the 12-month follow-up after surgery. Conclusion: We report a rare case of composite CLL/SLL and MEITL that highlights the importance of careful inspection of hematologic neoplasms. We also present the results of NGS of different gene mutations in CLL and MEITL tissues.
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- Bing Zhang
- Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Pathology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China
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- Department of Imaging, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China
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- Department of Imaging, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Pathology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China,Department of Pathology, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Pathology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China,Department of Pathology, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Pathology, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Qingdao, China,*Correspondence: Hong Ji,
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Christe L, Veloza L, Gros L, Bisig B, Blum S, Hewer E, de Leval L. HHV8-negative primary effusion-based large B-cell lymphoma in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia, BCR::ABL1-positive under dasatinib treatment: Report of a new case and literature review. Diagn Cytopathol 2022; 50:E351-E356. [PMID: 35916333 DOI: 10.1002/dc.25027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Dasatinib, a second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), used as treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia, BCR::ABL1-positive (CML), is complicated by pleural or pericardial effusions in about one-third of patients. Besides, in exceptional instances, effusion-based neoplastic B-cell lymphoproliferations have been described. Here, we report an HHV8-negative, EBV-positive large B-cell lymphoma presenting as a pericardial effusion in a patient with CML treated with dasatinib for 23 months, without associated tumor mass or lymphadenopathies. Large tumor cells showed a B-cell phenotype (CD20+, CD79+), with evidence of EBV infection (EBER-ISH+), but HHV8 (LANA-1) negative. Monoclonal IG gene rearrangements were identified. BCL2, BCL6, and MYC genes were not rearranged. Despite the aggressive cytomorphology the patient was in complete remission after 4 cycles of R-CHOP after 8 months follow-up. Four other cases of large B-cell effusion-based lymphomas developed in the setting of dasatinib therapy for CML have been reported in the literature. The four cases were HHV8-negative and one case was EBV-positive. Three of the four patients experienced a benign clinical course, which is in contrast to HHV8-positive primary effusion lymphoma (PEL). The mechanisms of development of these effusion-based B-cell lymphoproliferations in patients receiving TKI are not completely elucidated. Acute or relapsing effusions during TKI treatment in the setting of CML should be cytologically examined to exclude clonal B-cell lymphoproliferations.
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- Lucine Christe
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Nicolae A, Bouilly J, Lara D, Fataccioli V, Lemonnier F, Drieux F, Parrens M, Robe C, Poullot E, Bisig B, Bossard C, Letourneau A, Missiaglia E, Bonnet C, Szablewski V, Traverse-Glehen A, Delfau-Larue MH, de Leval L, Gaulard P. Nodal cytotoxic peripheral T-cell lymphoma occurs frequently in the clinical setting of immunodysregulation and is associated with recurrent epigenetic alterations. Mod Pathol 2022; 35:1126-1136. [PMID: 35301414 DOI: 10.1038/s41379-022-01022-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Nodal peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (PTCL, NOS) with cytotoxic phenotype is overall rare, with most reports coming from Asia. Given its elusive pathobiology, we undertook a clinicopathological and molecular study of 54 Western patients diagnosed with PTCL, NOS expressing cytotoxic molecules, within a lymph node. More commonly males (M/F-2,6/1) with median age of 60 years were affected. Besides lymphadenopathy, 87% of patients had ≥1 involved extranodal site. High-stage disease (III-IV), International Prognostic Index >2, B symptoms, LDH level, and cytopenia(s) were observed in 92, 63, 67, 78, and 66% of cases, respectively. Ten patients had a history of B-cell malignancies, one each of myeloid neoplasm, breast or prostate cancer, and 4 others had underlying immune disorders. Most patients (70%) died, mostly of disease, with a median overall survival of 12.7 months. Immunophenotypically, the neoplastic lymphocytes were T-cell receptor (TCR) αβ + (47%), TCR-silent (44%) or TCRγδ+ (10%), commonly CD8 + (45%) or CD4-CD8- (32%). All except one had an activated cytotoxic profile, and 95% were subclassified into PTCL-TBX21 subtype based on CXCR3, TBX21, and GATA3 expression pattern. Seven patients (13%) disclosed EBER + tumor cells. Targeted DNA deep-sequencing (33 cases) and multiplex ligation-dependent reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay (43 cases) identified frequent mutations in epigenetic modifiers (73%), including TET2 (61%) and DNMT3A (39%), recurrent alterations affecting the TCR (36%) and JAK/STAT (24%) signaling pathways and TP53 mutations (18%). Fusion transcripts involving VAV1 were identified in 6/43 patients (14%). Patients with nodal cytotoxic PTCL, NOS have an aggressive behavior and frequently present in a background of impaired immunity, although the association with Epstein-Barr virus is rare. The recurrent alterations in genes involved in DNA methylation together with genes related to cytokine or TCR signaling, suggest that co-operation of epigenetic modulation with cell-signaling pathways plays a critical role in the pathogeny of these lymphomas.
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- Alina Nicolae
- Department of Pathology, Hautepierre, University Hospital Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.,INSERM, IRFAC / UMR-S1113, ITI InnoVec, FHU ARRIMAGE, FMTS, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.,INSERM U955, Université Paris-Est, Créteil, France
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- Institute of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- INSERM U955, Université Paris-Est, Créteil, France.,Service d'Hématologie, Centre Hospitalier Robert Boulin, Libourne, France
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- INSERM U955, Université Paris-Est, Créteil, France.,Département de Pathologie, Groupe Hospitalier Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil, France
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- INSERM U955, Université Paris-Est, Créteil, France.,Unité Hémopathies lymphoïdes, Groupe Hospitalier Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil, France
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- INSERM U1245, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France.,Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Département de Pathologie, Hôpital Haut -Lévêque, Université de Bordeaux, INSERM, BaRITOn, U1053, F-33000, Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM U955, Université Paris-Est, Créteil, France.,Département de Pathologie, Groupe Hospitalier Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil, France
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- INSERM U955, Université Paris-Est, Créteil, France.,Département de Pathologie, Groupe Hospitalier Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil, France
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- Institute of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Institute of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- INSERM U955, Université Paris-Est, Créteil, France.,Département d'Hématologie et Immunologie Biologique, Groupe Hospitalier Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil, France
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- Institute of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- INSERM U955, Université Paris-Est, Créteil, France. .,Département de Pathologie, Groupe Hospitalier Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil, France.
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Grossman M, Ruan J, Magro C. EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS POSITIVE CD30 POSITIVE DIFFUSE LARGE B-CELL LYMPHOMA IN A PATIENT WITH ANGIOIMMUNOBLASTIC T-CELL LYMPHOMA. JAAD Case Rep 2022; 25:58-62. [PMID: 35755174 PMCID: PMC9218126 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Marc Grossman
- Department of Dermatology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- Hofstra/Northwell, Hyde Park, New York, New York
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
- Correspondence to: Cynthia Magro, MD, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1300 York Avenue F-309, New York, NY 10065.
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Yang Y, Zhu Q, Ding W, Zhao S. Composite Extranodal Natural Killer (NK)/T-cell Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in Nasal Cavity: A Rare Case. EAR, NOSE & THROAT JOURNAL 2021:1455613211066688. [PMID: 34928717 DOI: 10.1177/01455613211066688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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- Yiming Yang
- Department of Pathology, West China Hospital, 34753Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Pathology, 34753Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Pathology, West China Hospital, 34753Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pathology, 425693People's Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, China
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- Department of Pathology, West China Hospital, 34753Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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