How fine needle aspiration cytology and flow cytometry helped in diagnosing a high-grade B-cell lymphoma masquerading as leukaemia.
double-hit lymphoma
fine needle aspiration cytology
flow cytometry
leukaemic presentation
soft tissue involvement
Journal
Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology
ISSN: 1365-2303
Titre abrégé: Cytopathology
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9010345
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2022
07 2022
Historique:
revised:
03
03
2022
received:
27
01
2022
accepted:
06
03
2022
pubmed:
19
3
2022
medline:
15
6
2022
entrez:
18
3
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
High-grade B-cell lymphoma (HGBL) has recently been introduced into the category of aggressive, mature B-cell lymphomas. It is biologically different from diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and Burkitt lymphoma and exhibits an aggressive course. Leukaemic presentation, though known in various types of mature B-cell and mature T-cell lymphomas, is rare in high-grade B-cell lymphoma. We report one such case of a high-grade B-cell lymphoma which was masquerading as acute leukaemia with a soft tissue infiltration, with added emphasis on the role of fine needle aspiration cytology and flow cytometry in the diagnosis, and their therapeutic significance.
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
514-517Informations de copyright
© 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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