Post-
transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a serious complication that can develop after either solid organ or
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The
incidence of
Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) ranges from 0.5-1.0% of PTLD after HSCT without
T-cell depletion. Here, we
report a case of HL-PTLD that occurred after autologous
peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for an angioimmunoblastic
T-cell lymphoma (AITL). A 36-year-old
patient developed
fever and
chills with multiple
lymphadenopathies at day 673 after auto-HSCT for AITL. Three months after the
transplant, the
patient developed
fever with elevated
plasma Epstein-Barr virus (
EBV)-
PCR values. The excisional
biopsy revealed HL at Ann Arbor stage IIIB. A total of 8 cycles of
chemotherapy with ABVD please define were performed, and the
patient has remained
disease-free. To our
knowledge, this is first case
report of HL-PTLD after auto-PBSCT in
Korea.