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12229127

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-9-16
pubmed:abstractText
The intravascular large B cell lymphoma (IVL) is a rare subtype characterized by the presence of lymphoma cells in the lumina of small vessels. Reported here is the case of a 68-year-old woman with a high-grade fever uncontrolled by antibiotics or antipyretic drugs, and elevation of the serum LDH and sIL-2R levels. After she was admitted, dyspnea, hypoxia, and severe body weight gain with leg edema gradually developed. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a characteristic migratory local high density area typical of atelectasis. A diagnosis of IVL was made with a transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) and immunohistochemical analysis. The patient was treated with combination chemotherapy (modified CHOP), and her symptoms of dyspnea, hypoxia, pyrexia and leg edema were quickly resolved. The level of LDH and sIL-2R returned to normal, and a complete response was obtained. Although diagnosis of IVL is difficult, an early and appropriate diagnostic procedure (biopsy of tissue with vessels, such as lung and skin, is required) will improve the prognosis of IVL.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0485-1439
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
567-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
[Intravascular large B cell lymphoma with migratory local high density shadow by chest CT and diagnosed by transbronchial lung biopsy].
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review, Case Reports