Antiphospholipid antibodies associated with nodal marginal zone lymphoma and its progression to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma-A case report

Pathol Res Pract. 2019 Jan;215(1):222-228. doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2018.10.020. Epub 2018 Oct 23.

Abstract

An association between autoimmune events, as well as the development of antiphospholipid (aPL) antibodies and lymphoproliferative disorders is well recognized. We present the patient with coagulation abnormalities and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), primarily diagnosed as nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma (NMZL), and in relapse as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). In the follow-up period, the patient simultaneously developed different aPL antibodies. The presence of aPL antibodies in NHL is frequent but it is not common in the NMZL. The aim of the present case report is to highlight the possible underlying increase of aPL antibodies in NMZL patients with coagulation tests abnormalities.

Keywords: Anti-β2-glycoprotein I antibodies; Antiphospholipid antibody; Lupus anticoagulant; Nodal marginal zone lymphoma; Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / immunology
  • Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / metabolism*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / pathology*
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / pathology
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antiphospholipid