Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Two Cases Observed at a Single Institution
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چکیده
Intravascular large B-cell Lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare subtype of extranodal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma that challenging to diagnose and has poor prognosis. Here, we describe two patients newly diagnosed with IVLBCL at our institution: an African man hemophagocytic-syndrome-associated Italian woman cutaneous variant IVLBCL. They presented very different clinical manifestations. Both cases were in timely manner, successfully treated, achieved long-lasting remissions.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BioMed
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2673-8430']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/biomed3010004