Title
Plasmablastic lymphoma: a case of rectal disease with bone marrow involvement in a HIV positive patient
Other title
Linfoma plasmablástico: un caso con enfermedad rectal y compromiso de médula ósea en un paciente VIH positivo
Date Issued
01 October 2014
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
García Chihuan G.
Fernández Butrón A.
Frisancho O.
Publisher(s)
Sociedad de Gastroenterología del Perú
Abstract
Plasmablastic lymphoma is an aggressive form of lymphoma diffuse large B cell Lymphoma, initially described in HIV positive patients associated with lesions in the oral cavity. It is about 2% of NHL associated with HIV. This entity currently represents a challenge for the diagnosis and treatment, showing a poor long-term prognosis. This report describes a patient with VIH on HAART and CD4 count in 490 cells/ml associated with Plasmablastic lymphoma that involves rectum and bone marrow. The patient received 6 cycles of EPOCH regimen with complete response.
Start page
347
End page
350
Volume
34
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85017331021
PubMed ID
Source
Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru
ISSN of the container
1609722X
Sources of information:
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