Micronodular T-cell/histiocyte-rich B-cell lymphoma of the spleen in a case of small lymphocytic lymphoma: a Richter's transformation

Ups J Med Sci. 2010 Aug;115(3):217-9. doi: 10.3109/03009731003686920.

Abstract

Abstract A case of micronodular T-cell/histiocyte-rich B-cell lymphoma of the spleen who had a prior diagnosis of small lymphocytic lymphoma is presented. Micronodular T-cell/histiocyte-rich B-cell lymphoma of the spleen was first described in 2003, and very few cases have been reported since then. This is the first reported case supervening in a patient with pre-existing chronic lymphocytic lymphoma. We review its clinical, pathologic, and immunohistochemical features and the difficulties we encountered during diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Splenic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Splenic Neoplasms / pathology