An endotracheal plasmablastic lymphoma
Date
2019
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S. Karger AG, Basel
Abstract
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: We describe an exceptionally rare case of a male patient with newly diagnosed advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, who presented with a plasmablastic lymphoma involving the right maxillary alveolar ridge with associated cervical lymphadenopathy. On a staging positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET-CT) scan, he was incidentally found to have an endotracheal tumour involving the anterolateral aspect of the mid-trachea. The tumour appeared to be well-vascularised at bronchoscopy and was confirmed as well-differentiated plasmablastic lymphoma. Plasmablastic lymphoma is a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is associated with HIV. Tracheal involvement to the extent seen in our patient is exceptionally rare, and, to the best of our knowledge, has never been described.
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CITATION: Bots, E. M. T., et al. 2019. An endotracheal plasmablastic lymphoma. Respiration, 98:546-550, doi:10.1159/000503586.
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Keywords
HIV infection, Tumors, B cells -- Tumors, Lymphomas, Plasmablastic lymphoma, Trachea -- Stenosis
Citation
Bots, E. M. T., et al. 2019. An endotracheal plasmablastic lymphoma. Respiration, 98:546-550, doi:10.1159/000503586