Yanfan Chen1, Cheng Ding1, Quan Lin1, Kaiyan Yang1, Yuping Li1, Shaoxian Chen1. 1. 1 Department of Respiration, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, China ; 2 Department of Respiration, 3 Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinicopathological features of primary intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) of the lung. METHODS: Histopathological and clinical data based on lung biopsy were analyzed and used to diagnose a patient with IVLBCL of the lung. RESULTS: Fever and respiratory symptoms were the main presentations, lung biopsy revealed lymphoma cells in the lumen of small blood vessels. Tumor cells expressed Bcl-2, the Bcl-6, CD20, Ki67, MUM-1, Pax5, CD, CD30, and vascular endothelial CD34. CONCLUSIONS: Primary pulmonary IVLBCL of the lung is extremely rare, on chest CT it manifests as diffuse ground glass shadow, or nodular consolidations in the lung, lactate dehydrogenase and C-reactive protein was found to increase, fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) is an important and significant diagnostic modality in its early diagnosis. Also, bronchial lung biopsy has the advantage of less trauma and high sensitive rate. R-CHOP is the main treatment for lung primary pulmonary IVLBCL of the lung; however, its prognosis is relatively poor.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinicopathological features of primary intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) of the lung. METHODS: Histopathological and clinical data based on lung biopsy were analyzed and used to diagnose a patient with IVLBCL of the lung. RESULTS:Fever and respiratory symptoms were the main presentations, lung biopsy revealed lymphoma cells in the lumen of small blood vessels. Tumor cells expressed Bcl-2, the Bcl-6, CD20, Ki67, MUM-1, Pax5, CD, CD30, and vascular endothelial CD34. CONCLUSIONS: Primary pulmonary IVLBCL of the lung is extremely rare, on chest CT it manifests as diffuse ground glass shadow, or nodular consolidations in the lung, lactate dehydrogenase and C-reactive protein was found to increase, fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) is an important and significant diagnostic modality in its early diagnosis. Also, bronchial lung biopsy has the advantage of less trauma and high sensitive rate. R-CHOP is the main treatment for lung primary pulmonary IVLBCL of the lung; however, its prognosis is relatively poor.
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Intravascular lymphoma; case report; large B-cell; lung
Authors: Kar-Ming Fung; Jennifer H Chakrabarty; William F Kern; Hany Magharyous; Bradley C Gehrs; Shibo Li Journal: Int J Clin Exp Pathol Date: 2012-05-23