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10901615

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-7-28
pubmed:abstractText
Primary-effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma which predominantly occurs in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and is characterized by the presence of a malignant effusion in one or more of the body cavities, generally in the absence of a primary tumor mass. Recently, we encountered two cases of PEL presenting as cardiac tamponade. In both cases, a diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was made by examination of the pericardial fluid. Because human herpes virus-8 (HHV-8) antibodies were positive and human immunodeficiency virus antibodies were negative, HHV-8 seemed likely to be an etiologic agent for the PEL. One of the two patients (case 1) was not treated for religion reasons and died. The other (case 2) achieved complete remission after treatment using the CHOP regimen and is alive at present. The prognosis of this disease is believed to be poor, therefore more cases should be collected to establish reliable therapy for PEL.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0939-5555
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
79
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
336-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Human herpes virus-8 associated with two cases of primary-effusion lymphoma.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. nniitsu@med.toho-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports