| Autor: |
Touré SA; Hematology Department, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar 10700, Senegal., Niang D; Pathology Department, Gaston Berger University, Saint-Louis 234, Senegal., Gueye SM; Clinical Hematology Unit, National Blood Transfusion Center, Dakar 5002, Senegal., Keita M; Hematology Department, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar 10700, Senegal., Diallo AB; Hematology Department, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar 10700, Senegal., Bousso ES; Hematology Department, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar 10700, Senegal., Dieng F; Clinical Hematology Unit, National Blood Transfusion Center, Dakar 5002, Senegal., Faye BF; Hematology Department, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar 10700, Senegal., Seck M; Hematology Department, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar 10700, Senegal., Diop S; Hematology Department, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar 10700, Senegal. |
| Abstrakt: |
The Hodgkin variant Richter syndrome (HvRS) is an infrequent complication occurring in 1% of lymphocytic lymphoma/chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients. We report a case of HvRS diagnosed in Sub-Saharan Africa. A 63-year-old patient was consulted for the investigation of an abdominal mass that had been evolving for 5 years prior to admission. His history revealed night sweats, 13% weight loss in 3 months and persistent pruritis. Examination revealed bilateral cervical axillary and inguinal macroadenopathies, painless abdominal distension, pruritic lesions and WHO 2 PS. The blood count showed anemia at 9.5 g/dL. Histology revealed a lymphomatous proliferation of diffuse architecture, nodular in places, with Hodgkin and Sternberg cells associated with small lymphocytes, histiocytes and eosinophilic polymorphs. Immunohistochemistry showed CD20, PAX5, BCL2, CD5, CD23 and MYC positivity; Ki67 at 10% and cyclin D1, BCL6 and CD10 negativity; CD30 positivity on Hodgkin and Sternberg cells that remained CD20 negative; difficulty interpreting CD15; EBV positivity (EBERs); and CD3 and CD5 positivity on reactive T cells. CD138 and kappa and lambda light chains were non-contributory. The extension work-up classified the patient as Ann Arbor stage III B with a Hasenclever score of 3/7. This case illustrates the difficulties in diagnosing HvRS in our countries, where the number of haematopathologists is insufficient and the technical facilities are limited. |
