Abstract |
The present article describes three cases of Lennert's lymphoma exhibiting aggressive clinical courses. These cases were accompanied by disseminated intravascular coagulation ( DIC) or hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS). These cases were compared to non-aggressive type of Lennert's lymphoma. Of the three cases, two demonstrated involvement of the liver and the other possessed bone marrow involvement. In one patient, while a lymph node biopsy revealed Lennert's lymphoma histologically, a liver biopsy obtained 2 months later revealed a high-grade large cell cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma. Two of these cases showed HPS and the other exhibited DIC. All patients died within 1 year of diagnosis, with the shortest survival period being 1.5 months. Immunohistochemically, lymphoma cells were CD8+, CD4-, granzyme B+, and T-cell intracellular antigen-1 (TIA-1)+, showing a cytotoxic T-cell phenotype. Two cases demonstrated positive reactivity for Epstein-Barr virus in lymphoma cells by in situ hybridization. These cases were compared with eight cases of non-aggressive Lennert's lymphoma. In comparison to non-aggressive disease, these three cases displayed a higher percentage of Ki-67-positive cells. In conclusion it was found that a subset of Lennert's lymphoma cases share common features with high-grade cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma, indicating that Lennert's lymphoma may be part of the spectrum of cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma.
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Authors | Atsuko Kitamura, Yoriko Yamashita, Yuji Sato, Yuichi Hasegawa, Hiroshi Kojima, Toshiro Nagasawa, Naoyoshi Mori |
Journal | Pathology international
(Pathol Int)
Vol. 55
Issue 10
Pg. 626-31
(Oct 2005)
ISSN: 1320-5463 [Print] Australia |
PMID | 16185292
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Ki-67 Antigen
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Topics |
- Aged
- Biomarkers, Tumor
(metabolism)
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
(complications, metabolism, pathology)
- Fatal Outcome
- Female
- Herpesvirus 4, Human
(isolation & purification)
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- In Situ Hybridization
- Ki-67 Antigen
(metabolism)
- Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic
(complications, metabolism, pathology)
- Lymphoma, T-Cell
(complications, metabolism, pathology)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
(metabolism, pathology)
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