Intravascular large B cell lymphoma

Ricardo García-Muñoz; Susana Rubio-Mediavilla; Diego Robles-de-Castro; Aura Muñoz; Pilar Herrera-Pérez; Pilar Rabasa

doi:10.1016/j.lrr.2013.12.002

Intravascular large B cell lymphoma

Leuk Res Rep. 2014 Jan 10;3(1):21-3. doi: 10.1016/j.lrr.2013.12.002. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Ricardo García-Muñoz¹, Susana Rubio-Mediavilla², Diego Robles-de-Castro¹, Aura Muñoz¹, Pilar Herrera-Pérez¹, Pilar Rabasa¹

Affiliations

¹ Hematology Service, Hospital San Pedro, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain.
² Department of Anatomical Pathology, Hospital San Pedro, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain.

Abstract

Intravascular large B cell lymphoma (IVBCL) is a rare type of extranodal large B cell lymphoma characterized by selective growth of lymphoma cells within the microvasculature. We present an illustrative case of intravascular B cell lymphoma suspected by the presence of a very small monoclonal B cell population identified by immunophenotype and polymerase chain reaction in bone marrow. The diagnosis was confirmed by skin biopsy.

Keywords: Intravascular B cell lymphoma; Lymphoma; Rituximab maintenance.