Massive splenomegaly requiring differential diagnosis of hematologic malignancies

An 85‐year‐old woman presented with pain and a palpable mass in her left flank. Abdominal computed tomography revealed massive splenomegaly and para‐aortic lymphadenopathies. Bone marrow biopsy showed CD79a, CD20, and bcl‐2‐positive atypical lymphocytes, which led to the diagnosis of splenic margina...

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Autores principales: Tago, Masaki, Fujiwara, Motoshi, Nakashima, Tomotaro, Makio, Seijiro, Hirakawa, Yuka, Tokushima, Midori, Yamashita, Shun, Tokushima, Yoshinori, Aihara, Hidetoshi, Yamashita, Shu‐ichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8908078/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35310319
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5512
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Sumario:An 85‐year‐old woman presented with pain and a palpable mass in her left flank. Abdominal computed tomography revealed massive splenomegaly and para‐aortic lymphadenopathies. Bone marrow biopsy showed CD79a, CD20, and bcl‐2‐positive atypical lymphocytes, which led to the diagnosis of splenic marginal zone lymphoma.

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