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Mori H, Fukatsu M, Ohkawara H, Oka Y, Kataoka Y, Taito S, Ikezoe T. Heterogeneity in the diagnosis of plasmablastic lymphoma, plasmablastic myeloma, and plasmablastic neoplasm: a scoping review. Int J Hematol 2021; 114:639-652. [PMID: 34462886 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-021-03211-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
The diagnosis of plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL), plasmablastic myeloma (PBM), and plasmablastic neoplasm (PBN) may be arbitrary in some cases because these entities can be indistinct. We conducted this scoping review to investigate heterogeneity in diagnostic criteria used in previous studies and validate the diagnostic results of previous diagnostic algorithms and the algorithm we developed, which also includes diagnosis of PBN. Using the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews, we analyzed literature published between September 2017 and April 2020. We identified a total of 163 cases (128 PBL, 32 PBM, and 3 PBN) from 77 case reports and 8 case series. We found that diagnostic criteria in the literature varied for PBL but were consistent for PBM. Our algorithm was the first attempt to include PBN in a complete structure. The results of the three diagnostic algorithms varied significantly. Hematologists and pathologists should pay more attention to the differential diagnosis of PBL, PBM, and PBN.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hirotaka Mori
- Department of Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 9601295, Japan.
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- Department of Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 9601295, Japan
| | - Hiroshi Ohkawara
- Department of Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 9601295, Japan
| | - Yuka Oka
- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
| | - Yuki Kataoka
- Hospital Care Research Unit, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, Japan.,Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, School of Public Health in the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.,Systematic Review Workshop Peer Support Group (SRWS-PSG), Osaka, Japan.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, Japan
| | - Shunsuke Taito
- Systematic Review Workshop Peer Support Group (SRWS-PSG), Osaka, Japan.,Division of Rehabilitation, Department of Clinical Practice and Support, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
| | - Takayuki Ikezoe
- Department of Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 9601295, Japan
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