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Plaza JA, Gru AA, Sangueza OP, Lourenco SV, Puccio FB, Sanches JA, Miyashiro D, Toussaint S, Sangueza MJ. An update on viral-induced cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders. CME Part I. J Am Acad Dermatol 2023; 88:965-980. [PMID: 36041557 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.11.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Viral-induced cutaneous T-cell lymphomas are an uncommon group of lymphoproliferative disorders characterized by a viral infection of T and natural killer (NK) cells. This group of cutaneous T-cell lymphomas is more commonly encountered in Asians and Native Americans from Central and South America compared with Western populations. Viral-associated lymphoproliferative disorders include a spectrum of entities that range from nonneoplastic lesions, such as chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection and infective dermatitis to malignant diseases, such as extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, hydroa vacciniforme-like T-cell lymphoma, and adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma. This review article will focus on hydroa vacciniforme-like lymphoproliferative disorder, extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, lymphomatoid granulomatosis, and Epstein-Barr virus-positive mucocutaneous ulcers. We will review the pathogenesis of these conditions and the challenges of making a timely diagnosis in early-stage disease and discuss the common clinicopathologic manifestations, mutational landscape, and approaches to treat these highly aggressive and frequently lethal types of lymphoma.
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MESH Headings
- Education, Medical, Continuing
- Lymphoproliferative Disorders/pathology
- Lymphoproliferative Disorders/therapy
- Lymphoproliferative Disorders/virology
- Skin Diseases/pathology
- Skin Diseases/therapy
- Skin Diseases/virology
- Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/pathology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/therapy
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/virology
- Skin Neoplasms/pathology
- Skin Neoplasms/therapy
- Skin Neoplasms/virology
- Hydroa Vacciniforme/pathology
- Hydroa Vacciniforme/therapy
- Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell/pathology
- Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell/therapy
- Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis/pathology
- Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis/therapy
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- Jose A Plaza
- Division of Dermatopathology, Department of Pathology and Dermatology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC), Columbus, Ohio.
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- Division of Dermatopathology, Department of Pathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Division of Dermatopathology, Department of Pathology, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Stomatology, Dental School, University of Sao Paolo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Dermatology, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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- Department of Dermatology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Dermatology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Dermatology, National Autonomous University, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Pathology and Dermatology, Hospital Obrero, La Paz, Bolivia
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Jung ES, Bae EY, Roh EJ, Chung EH, You SK, Kim JM, Kim M, Lim YJ. EBV Associated Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis in 18-Year-Old Male: A Case Report. CLINICAL PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.15264/cpho.2022.29.2.84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Eun Sun Jung
- Department of Pediatrics, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Sejong, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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A case of lymphomatoid granulomatosis with central nervous system involvement successfully treated with IFNα. Int J Hematol 2021; 114:502-508. [PMID: 34159518 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-021-03178-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LYG) is a rare Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-driven B-cell lymphoproliferative disease affecting mainly extranodal sites such as the lung, central nervous system (CNS), skin, kidney, and liver. We report a case of low-grade LYG involving the CNS that was successfully treated with interferon alpha (IFNα). A 69-year-old woman developed necrotic erythema of the skin and was initially diagnosed with pyoderma gangrenosum based on skin biopsy. She showed a limited response to prednisolone. Approximately 6 months after the initial onset, low-grade LYG was diagnosed after detection of CNS lesions on brain biopsy. The whole blood EBV-DNA load determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction was slightly elevated. Two months into IFNα therapy, skin and CNS lesions had responded favorably and the EBV-DNA load decreased. IFNα plays an important role in treatment of LYG through its antiproliferative, immunomodulatory, and anti-EBV effects. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of successful treatment with IFNα in Japan. Further investigation is necessary to determine optimal use of IFNα for LYG.
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Kajimoto Y, Terasaki Y, Terasaki M, Kunugi S, Okabe Y, Wakita S, Inokuchi K, Shimizu A. T-cell lymphoma with a granulomatous lesion of the lungs after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for Epstein-Barr virus-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a unique rare case of metachronous B-cell and T-cell lymphoma. Diagn Pathol 2020; 15:125. [PMID: 33036636 PMCID: PMC7547518 DOI: 10.1186/s13000-020-01038-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is associated with the pathogenesis of a variety of malignancies, most notably lymphomas. Especially in the background of immunodeficiency, such as primary immunodeficiency disorder (PID) and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD), the role of EBV might be crucial. PIDs are rare heterogeneous diseases affecting the development and/or the function of the innate and adaptive immune system. Malignancy is the second-highest cause of death after infection, and lymphoma accounts for about half of malignancies. The most frequently reported lymphoma type is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and the incidence of T-cell lymphoma is rare. PTLDs are also rare serious lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferative disorders that occur after undergoing solid organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). In the context of HSCT, most reported PTLDs have occurred in patients who received allogenic HSCT, but only a few cases have been reported in autologous HSCT (AutoHSCT) recipients. Case presentation A 53-year-old female patient initially presented with enlargement of the left cervical lymph nodes and was diagnosed with EBV-positive DLBCL. She was treated with R-CHOP, R-ACES, and AutoHSCT and went into remission. Four years later, computed tomography results revealed multiple lung nodules and abnormal infiltration, and sustained and progressing hypogammaglobulinemia was observed. The pathological specimen of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical lung biopsy demonstrated extensive invasion of lymphocytes with notable granuloma findings. Flow cytometric immunophenotyping analysis showed that lymphocytes were positive for CD3 and CD5; especially, CD3 was expressed in the cytoplasm. Southern blot analysis revealed rearrangements of the T-cell receptor Cβ1 gene. She was diagnosed with peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified, accompanied by notable granulomatous lesions. Conclusion Here, as a unique case of metachronous B-cell and T-cell lymphoma, we report a rare case of T-cell lymphoma that mainly affected the lungs with the presentation of notable granulomatous findings following AutoHSCT for EBV-positive DLBCL at the age of 53 years. These lung lesions of granulomatous T-cell lymphoma could be related to the underlying primary immunodeficiency background associated with sustained hypogammaglobulinemia.
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- Yusuke Kajimoto
- Department of Analytic Human Pathology, Nippon Medical School, 1-25-16, Nezu, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0031, Japan
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- Department of Analytic Human Pathology, Nippon Medical School, 1-25-16, Nezu, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0031, Japan. .,Division of Pathology, Nippon Medical School Hospital, 1-1-5, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8602, Japan.
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- Department of Analytic Human Pathology, Nippon Medical School, 1-25-16, Nezu, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0031, Japan
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- Department of Analytic Human Pathology, Nippon Medical School, 1-25-16, Nezu, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0031, Japan
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- Department of Analytic Human Pathology, Nippon Medical School, 1-25-16, Nezu, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0031, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Nippon Medical School Hospital, 1-1-5, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8602, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Nippon Medical School Hospital, 1-1-5, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8602, Japan
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- Department of Analytic Human Pathology, Nippon Medical School, 1-25-16, Nezu, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0031, Japan
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Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder manifesting as lymphomatoid granulomatosis: report of two cases and review of the literature highlighting current challenges in pathologic classification. J Hematop 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12308-019-00364-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated lymphoproliferations involving the skin are a rare but important group of diseases with a broad spectrum of behavior, ranging from self-limiting spontaneously resolving disorders to highly aggressive malignancies. They may be of B, T, or natural killer (NK) cell type and include EBV-positive mucocutaneous ulcer, lymphomatoid granulomatosis, EBV-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, hydroa vacciniforme-like lymphoproliferative disorder, and extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma of nasal type. Recognition and distinction of these entities is important in view of their differing prognoses and treatments. An association with EBV may be the first indication that a patient is immunosuppressed.
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- John R Goodlad
- Haematological Malignancy Diagnostic Services (HMDS), Level 3, Bexley Wing, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK.
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Kim KH, Park J, Yoo JY, Kim MJ, Kim I, Rhee CK, Lee HY. Low grade pulmonary lymphomatoid granulomatosis with an endobronchial mass. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul) 2015; 78:137-41. [PMID: 25861350 PMCID: PMC4388899 DOI: 10.4046/trd.2015.78.2.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2014] [Revised: 12/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LYG) is an angiocentric and angiodestructive neoplastic proliferation of B and T lymphocytes commonly involving the lungs. Epstein-Barr virus is commonly detected in lesional cells. We report a case of a 54-year-old female with underlying monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance who presented with a 4 week history of dyspnea and cough. Computed tomography scan of the chest showed multiple lung nodules as well as endobronchial narrowing causing atelectasis at the left upper lobe. Bronchoscopic findings revealed obstruction at the lingula segment due to endobronchial mass as a rare presentation. Bronchoscopic biopsy was diagnosed with LYG grade 1. After treatment, the endobronchial mass and lung lesions were completely resolved. However, the patient eventually evolved to malignant lymphoma after 1 year.
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- Kyung Hoon Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Lacrimal gland involvement in lymphomatoid granulomatosis and review of the literature. J Ophthalmol 2010; 2010. [PMID: 20871660 PMCID: PMC2939439 DOI: 10.1155/2010/358121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2010] [Accepted: 08/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objective. To describe the clinicoradiological and histopathological findings in a case of lacrimal gland enlargement secondary to lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LG) and to review the literature. Design. Case report and systematic literature review. Methods. A 75-year-old woman presented with right ptosis. Computerised tomography showed lacrimal gland enlargement, and biopsy done was inconclusive. She subsequently developed pulmonary symptoms and underwent transbronchial biopsy that was diagnosed as LG. Pub Med and OVID databases were searched using the term “orbit/eye involvement in lymphomatoid granulomatosis”. Articles that predated the databases were gathered from current references. Results. The patient underwent lacrimal gland biopsy which revealed necrotic and inflamed tissue with no further categorisation but transbronchial biopsy helped in establishing the diagnosis of LG. On initiation of prednisolone and cyclophosphamide, her orbital lesion resolved but the patient died following massive pulmonary hemorrhage within a month of diagnosis. Conclusion. Ophthalmic involvement in LG is very rare. Varied presentations are due to central nervous system involvement, vasculitis, or infiltration of ocular or orbital structures. LG is an angiocentric and angiodestructive granulomatous disorder and can involve any tissue, thus accounting for the variable presentations reported in literature.
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Lymphomatoid granulomatosis: a unique complication of Crohn disease and its treatment in pediatrics. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2010; 50:559-61. [PMID: 20639715 DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0b013e3181b64586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Lee KS, Groshong SD, Cool CD, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, van Dyk LF. Murine gammaherpesvirus 68 infection of IFNgamma unresponsive mice: a small animal model for gammaherpesvirus-associated B-cell lymphoproliferative disease. Cancer Res 2009; 69:5481-9. [PMID: 19531651 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-09-0291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Gammaherpesviruses are tightly controlled by the host immune response, with gammaherpesvirus-associated malignancies prevalent in immune-suppressed individuals. Previously, infection of IFNgamma-unresponsive mice with gammaherpesvirus 68 (gammaHV68) showed that IFNgamma controlled chronic infection, limiting chronic diseases including arteritis and pulmonary fibrosis. Here, we show that gammaHV68-infected IFNgamma receptor-deficient (IFNgammaR(-/-)) mice uniformly develop angiocentric inflammatory lesions in the lung. Prolonged infection revealed a range of outcomes, from spontaneous regression to pulmonary lymphoma. By 12 months of infection, 80% of mice had lymphoid hyperplasia or pulmonary lymphoma; 45% of infected mice developed frank tumors between 5 and 12 months postinfection, with some mice showing systemic involvement. Lymphomas were composed of B lymphocytes and contained latently infected cells. Although IFNgammaR(-/-) mice control chronic gammaHV68 infection poorly, both early and late pathologies were indistinguishable between wild-type and reactivation-defective virus infection, indicating that, in contrast with other previously described gammaHV68-associated pathologies, these chronic diseases were not dependent on the reactivation of latent infection. This distinct combination of latent infection and defined host defect led to a specific and consistent lymphoproliferative disease. Significantly, this mouse model of virus-associated pulmonary B-cell lymphoma closely mimics the full spectrum of human lymphomatoid granulomatosis, an EBV-associated malignancy with no effective treatment.
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- Katherine S Lee
- Department of Microbiology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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Salmons N, Gregg RJ, Pallalau A, Woolhouse I, Geh I, Tanière P. Lymphomatoid granulomatosis in a patient previously diagnosed with a gastrointestinal stromal tumour and treated with imatinib. J Clin Pathol 2007; 60:199-201. [PMID: 17264244 PMCID: PMC1860632 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.036541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Nabeel Salmons
- University Hospital of Birmingham Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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Hochberg EP, Gilman MD, Hasserjian RP. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 17-2006--a 34-year-old man with cavitary lung lesions. N Engl J Med 2006; 354:2485-93. [PMID: 16760449 DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc069008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Ephraim P Hochberg
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
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Kwon EJ, Katz KA, Draft KS, Seykora JT, Rook AH, Wasik MA, Junkins-Hopkins JM. Posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disease with features of lymphomatoid granulomatosis in a lung transplant patient. J Am Acad Dermatol 2006; 54:657-63. [PMID: 16546589 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.11.1066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2005] [Revised: 09/19/2005] [Accepted: 11/15/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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A 58-year-old lung transplant patient developed worsening shortness of breath and indurated erythematous plaques on the lower left leg. A skin biopsy specimen revealed a dense angiocentric and angioinvasive infiltrate in the mid to reticular dermis and panniculus containing large, atypical lymphocytes with convoluted nuclei and prominent nucleoli. Immunohistochemical stains showed that the atypical cells were of B-cell origin, and that Epstein-Barr virus was present. Molecular studies demonstrated B-cell clonality. The patient was successfully treated with rituximab. The clinical and pathologic features in this case represent posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disease with features of lymphomatoid granulomatosis. The case also highlights the importance of clinical and pathologic examination of cutaneous lesions in the evaluation of lymphoproliferative disorders for patients undergoing transplantation.
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- Eun Ji Kwon
- University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Jordan K, Grothey A, Grothe W, Kegel T, Wolf HH, Schmoll HJ. Successful treatment of mediastinal lymphomatoid granulomatosis with rituximab monotherapy. Eur J Haematol 2005; 74:263-6. [PMID: 15693798 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2004.00367.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lymphomatoid granulomatosis is a rare Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive-B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder. Treatment options include corticosteroids, antiviral therapy, interferon-alpha and chemotherapy. However, long-term prognosis is poor and no therapeutic standard has been established yet. In a 21-year-old woman, a biopsy of mediastinal mass revealed lymphomatoid granulomatosis. Combined therapy with valganciclovir and interferon-alpha proved ineffective. In view of the CD20 expression of the tumor cells, monotherapy with rituximab was intiated. After 3 months a complete remission was achieved. Rituximab was continued for another 6 months with subsequent consolidation radiotherapy. This is the first report of an enduring complete remission (20 months) of a non-CNS lymphomatoid granulomatosis treated with rituximab.
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- Karin Jordan
- Internal Medicine IV, Hematology/Oncology, Martin-Luther-University Halle/Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany.
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Cachat F, Meagher-Villemure K, Guignard JP. Lymphomatoid granulomatosis in a renal transplant patient. Pediatr Nephrol 2003; 18:838-42. [PMID: 12802639 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-003-1179-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2002] [Revised: 03/25/2003] [Accepted: 03/25/2003] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Lymphomatoid granulomatosis is a rare angiocentric and angiodestructive pulmonary angiitis considered as a variant of the lymphoproliferative disorder group. Patients with organ transplantation are at an increased risk for post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders secondary to their immunosuppression. However, lymphomatoid granulomatosis has rarely been described in patients with renal transplantation. It often presents with severe pulmonary signs. We describe a case whose initial presentation was an isolated VIth nerve palsy. We review the radiological and pathological findings and discuss the etiopathogenesis and therapeutic options of this particular lymphoproliferative disorder. With careful and stepwise reduction in her immunosuppression, our patient showed a complete disappearance of her lymphomatoid granulomatosis, and she is clinically well more than 3 years after the diagnosis, with good kidney function.
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- François Cachat
- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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