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Rajaa Tissir1, Hanan Rais2, Ilyas Tazi1.
Abstract
Plasmablastic lymphoma is an aggressive variant of lymphomas recently distinct from diffuse large B cell lymphoma. It has been initially described as a disease affecting the oral cavity of immunocompromised patients. We here report the first case of a 54-year-old patient with nasal septum nodule, bleeding on contact and after sneezing which occurred 6 months before admission. Facial computed tomography (CT) scan showed thickening of the nasal mucosa of 14mm. Excisional biopsy showed tumor proliferation composed of plasmablastic cells with immunophenotypic features: CD 138+, ki67 80%, EMA+, CD79a+, CD 56+. Staging and HIV serology were negative. Given the rarity of this lymphoma there are no standard treatments and most patients have treatment-resistant lymphoma with poor prognosis. Our patient received 6 cycles of CHOP-like chemotherapy associated with 40 gy radiotherapy in 20 fractions of 2 gy with complete remission (unusual in the cases described in the literature). Copyright: Rajaa Tissir et al.Entities:
Keywords: HIV; Plasmablastic lymphoma; nasal; radiotherapy
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Year: 2020 PMID: 33062124 PMCID: PMC7532850 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2020.37.22.21352
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1image scanographique montrant l’épaississement de la cloison nasal
Figure 2photo montrant une expression membranaire intense des cellules tumorales de l’anticorps CD138
Figure 3photo montrant une expression membranaire et focale des cellules tumorales de l’anticorps anti CD79a
Figure 4photo montrant l’absence d’expression de cellules tumorale de l’anticorps anti EMA
Figure 5photo montrant une expression membranaire et focale des cellules tumorales de l’anticorps anti CD56
Figure 6photo montrant une expression nucléaire intense de 80% des cellules tumorales de l’anticorps anti Ki67