701. Plasmablastic lymphoma presenting in a human immunodeficiency virus-negative patient: a case report.
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Nguyen DD, Loo BW Jr, Tillman G, Natkunam Y, Cao TM, Vaughan W, Dorfman RF, Goffinet DR, Jacobs CD, and Advani RH
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- Adult, Humans, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Nose Neoplasms pathology, HIV Seronegativity, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin diagnosis, Nose Neoplasms diagnosis
- Abstract
Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL), an aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that carries a poor prognosis, previously has been identified almost exclusively in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We present a case of a 42-year-old HIV-negative patient presenting with an isolated nasal cavity mass, the typical presentation for PBL. The patient was given systemic chemotherapy, central nervous system prophylaxis, and consolidative locoregional radiotherapy and achieved a complete clinical response. This case suggests PBL should be considered in HIV-negative patients with characteristic findings.
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- 2003
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