Unusual Presentation of a Small-Cell Variant of Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma Case: When a Septic Picture Is Not Sepsis

We report a case of a small-cell variant of anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, with an unusual clinical presentation mimicking sepsis and a fulminant clinic course, in a 48-year-old Caucasian female. In this report, we discuss the diagnostic challenge, histopathologic features, and unique cytogenetic f...

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Autores principales: Yu, Zhou, Pang, Yifan, Wang, Linda, Ezekwudo, Daniel E., Ogunleye, Foluso, Gaikazian, Susanna S., Micale, Mark, Huang, James, Blenc, Ann Marie, Jaiyesimi, Ishmael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5632856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29147592
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7292148
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author Yu, Zhou
Pang, Yifan
Wang, Linda
Ezekwudo, Daniel E.
Ogunleye, Foluso
Gaikazian, Susanna S.
Micale, Mark
Huang, James
Blenc, Ann Marie
Jaiyesimi, Ishmael
author_facet Yu, Zhou
Pang, Yifan
Wang, Linda
Ezekwudo, Daniel E.
Ogunleye, Foluso
Gaikazian, Susanna S.
Micale, Mark
Huang, James
Blenc, Ann Marie
Jaiyesimi, Ishmael
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description We report a case of a small-cell variant of anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, with an unusual clinical presentation mimicking sepsis and a fulminant clinic course, in a 48-year-old Caucasian female. In this report, we discuss the diagnostic challenge, histopathologic features, and unique cytogenetic features of this case, in order to raise awareness of this rare presentation and emphasize the importance of meticulous peripheral smear examination and early bone marrow evaluation.
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spelling pubmed-56328562017-11-16 Unusual Presentation of a Small-Cell Variant of Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma Case: When a Septic Picture Is Not Sepsis Yu, Zhou Pang, Yifan Wang, Linda Ezekwudo, Daniel E. Ogunleye, Foluso Gaikazian, Susanna S. Micale, Mark Huang, James Blenc, Ann Marie Jaiyesimi, Ishmael Case Rep Hematol Case Report We report a case of a small-cell variant of anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, with an unusual clinical presentation mimicking sepsis and a fulminant clinic course, in a 48-year-old Caucasian female. In this report, we discuss the diagnostic challenge, histopathologic features, and unique cytogenetic features of this case, in order to raise awareness of this rare presentation and emphasize the importance of meticulous peripheral smear examination and early bone marrow evaluation. Hindawi 2017 2017-09-24 /pmc/articles/PMC5632856/ /pubmed/29147592 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7292148 Text en Copyright © 2017 Zhou Yu et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Case Report
Yu, Zhou
Pang, Yifan
Wang, Linda
Ezekwudo, Daniel E.
Ogunleye, Foluso
Gaikazian, Susanna S.
Micale, Mark
Huang, James
Blenc, Ann Marie
Jaiyesimi, Ishmael
Unusual Presentation of a Small-Cell Variant of Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma Case: When a Septic Picture Is Not Sepsis
title Unusual Presentation of a Small-Cell Variant of Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma Case: When a Septic Picture Is Not Sepsis
title_full Unusual Presentation of a Small-Cell Variant of Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma Case: When a Septic Picture Is Not Sepsis
title_fullStr Unusual Presentation of a Small-Cell Variant of Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma Case: When a Septic Picture Is Not Sepsis
title_full_unstemmed Unusual Presentation of a Small-Cell Variant of Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma Case: When a Septic Picture Is Not Sepsis
title_short Unusual Presentation of a Small-Cell Variant of Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma Case: When a Septic Picture Is Not Sepsis
title_sort unusual presentation of a small-cell variant of anaplastic large-cell lymphoma case: when a septic picture is not sepsis
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5632856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29147592
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7292148
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