Plasmablastic lymphoma of the rectum: case report of a rare location and literature review

Autor: Razan Saleh AlMohamedi, Waleed AlRajban, Ammar AlRikabi, Maha Arafah
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2022
ISSN: 2042-8812
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjac030
Popis: Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is an aggressive and rare variant of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, which is thought to occur in immunocompromised individuals, specifically HIV-positive patients. We report the case of a 27-year-old Saudi male with PBL. The patient had a low CD4 count at presentation, however, he was HIV negative at the time of diagnosis; also Human herpesvirus-8 was negative on immunohistochemical stain, but Epstein–Barr virus showed expression in scattered cells through the utilization of EBV-EBER.
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