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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
A 63-year-old male presented with fever and general malaise in June 2004. On admission hepatosplenomegaly was apparent, but without lymphadenopathy. The laboratory examination revealed pancytopenia and increased levels of lactate dehydrogenase, direct bilirubin and soluble interleukin-2 receptor. Histological analysis of the bone marrow biopsy specimen demonstrated proliferation of atypical lymphoid cells positive for CD20 in the small capillaries, leading to the diagnosis of the Asian variant of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (AIVL). The presence of rearrangement of the immunoglobulin gene confirmed the diagnosis. The patient responded well to CHOP therapy followed by seven courses of rituximab-combined CHOP therapy and has remained in complete remission up to the present. This case implies that bone marrow biopsy could be a useful examination for diagnosing AIVL and that rituximab-combinedchemotherapy could improve survival in patients with the disease.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0485-1439
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
61-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17313078-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:17313078-Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived, pubmed-meshheading:17313078-Antigens, CD20, pubmed-meshheading:17313078-Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, pubmed-meshheading:17313078-Asian Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:17313078-Biopsy, pubmed-meshheading:17313078-Bone Marrow, pubmed-meshheading:17313078-Cyclophosphamide, pubmed-meshheading:17313078-Doxorubicin, pubmed-meshheading:17313078-Drug Administration Schedule, pubmed-meshheading:17313078-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17313078-Lymphoma, B-Cell, pubmed-meshheading:17313078-Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse, pubmed-meshheading:17313078-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17313078-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17313078-Prednisone, pubmed-meshheading:17313078-Vascular Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:17313078-Vincristine
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
[Asian variant of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma diagnosed by bone marrow biopsy].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Hematology, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports