Histopathological, immunophenotypic and clinical particularities and evolution of a case of hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma in transformation to leukemia

Rom J Morphol Embryol. 2013;54(4):1135-9.

Abstract

We present the possibilities of diagnosis correlating the pathological, immunophenotyping and clinical aspects of a rare case of T-cell lymphoma in a 23-year-old patient with leukemic transformation. In our consideration, it is very important to describe this case because in the literature there are very few cases presented and the treatment of this type of lymphoma does not present optimal results, the evolution of the patients being from three months to two years. The treatment modality that gives the possibility to prolong survival and cure is hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Marrow / pathology
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / pathology*
  • Disease Progression*
  • Humans
  • Immunophenotyping*
  • Leukemia / pathology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / pathology*
  • Male
  • Spleen / pathology
  • Splenic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Splenic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Young Adult