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Introduction: Extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) are commonly described in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and are related with an atypical morphology and aggressive clinical course. AIDS-associated lymphomas are characterized by their rapid progression, frequent extranodal manifestations, and poor outcome. Objective: The aim of this article is to remake the clinical features of head and neck (HN) NHL in patients with AIDS to facilitate early diagnosis and treatment. Methods: We evaluated the epidemiologic, clinical, immunologic, virologic, and histopathologic characteristics of 24 patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS with primary HN NHL treated at a single institution between 2002 and 2012. Histopathologic diagnosis was made according to the criteria of the World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues. Additional immunohistochemical stains were applied in all cases. Results: Eighteen patients (75%) were men and the median of age was 39 years. The gingiva and the hard palate were the most common sites of the lesions (15 patients, 62.5%). Lactate dehydrogenase levels were elevated in 16 cases (84%). Bone marrow infiltration was detected only in 4 cases (16.6%). The median CD4 T-cell count was 100 cells/µL. According to the histopathologic evaluation, the most common subtype was diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (12 cases, 50%), followed by plasmablastic lymphoma (9 cases, 37.5%) and Burkitt lymphoma (3 cases, 12.5%). Conclusion: HN NHL is a severe complication of advanced HIV/AIDS disease. Early diagnosis followed by chemotherapy plus highly active antiretroviral treatment is necessary to improve the prognosis and the survival of these patients...
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Humans , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome , Head and Neck Neoplasms , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin , Argentina , Diagnosis , Immunohistochemistry , Retrospective Studies , Serologic TestsABSTRACT
Primary soft tissue Non-Hodgkin lymphomas are very rare and account only for 0.1 % of the cases. Generally, Non-Hodgkin lymphomas of the soft tissue present as large subcutaneous masses without evidence of nodal or skin involvement. We describe four cases of primary Non-Hodgkin lymphomas of the soft tissue in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. The most common site of involvement was the chest wall in all the patients; histopathological and immunophenotypic examination of the biopsy smears revealed two cases of plasmablastic lymphomas, one Burkitt and one diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Non-Hodgkin lymphomas should be included in the differential diagnosis of soft tissue masses in human immunodeficiency virus - seropositive patients.
Os linfomas Não-Hodgkin primários de tecidos moles são muito raros e responsáveis por somente 0,1% dos casos. Geralmente, os linfomas Não-Hodgkin de tecidos moles se apresentam como massas subcutâneas sem evidência de comprometimento dos nódulos ou da pele. Descrevemos aqui quatro casos de linfomas Não-Hodgkin primário de tecidos moles em pacientes infectados pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana. O local mais comum de comprometimento foi a parede torácica em todos os pacientes; os exames histopatológico e imunofenotípico do esfregaço da biópsia revelaram dois casos de linfoma plasmablástico, um linfoma de Burkitt e um linfoma difuso de grandes células B. O linfoma Não-Hodgkin deve ser incluído no diagnóstico diferencial de massas de tecidos moles nos pacientes soropositivos para vírus da imunodeficiência humana.
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Adult , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/pathology , Soft Tissue Neoplasms/pathology , Biopsy , Fatal OutcomeABSTRACT
La pérdida monoalélica de la banda 13q14.3 (13q14x1) es la anomalía más frecuente de la leucemia linfocítica crónica (LLC), asociada a buen pronóstico. La deleción bialélica de 13q14.3 (13q14x2) es un evento escasamente evaluado. En este trabajo se analizan las características clínicas, citogenéticas y citomoleculares de 8 pacientes con 13q14x2, de un total de 95 casos (8,4% ) (4 mujeres, edad media 64,7 años; rango 47.77 años). Cinco pacientes habían fallecido al momento de este análisis. Se realizó cultivo de sangre periférica con estimulación mitogénica. Se efectuó FISH (Fluorescence in situ hybridization) empleando las sondas: centromérica del cromosoma 12 y locus específica de: D13S319 (13q14), ATM (llq22) y TP53 (17p13). Cinco casos presentaron cariotipo normal y 3 mostraron otras anomalías: + 12, i(17)(q10) y cariotipo complejo. Seis casos mostraron concomitantemente 13q14x1 y 13q14x2. El análisis por grupo de riesgo citogenético mostró progresión de la enfermedad en los casos con cariotipo normal y 13q14x2 respecto del 38,7% de los pacientes con 13q14x1 (pSubject(s)
Chromosome Deletion
, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell