Literature review shows that hepatitis C infection may increase the risk of non-hodgkin lymphoma. Reactivation of hepatitis B infection has been reported in patients with hairy cell leukemia after chemotherapy and/or splenectomy. We present hepatitis B surface (HBs) antigenemia and concurrent hepatitis C virus (HCV) seropositivity in a case of hairy cell leukemia. Key Words: Hairy cell leukemi...

Abstract Introduction: Extra-nodal exposition of T-cell non-hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is extremely rare, and is frequently observed in patients with immune system dysfunction. Peripheral T-cell lymphoma does not express CD56 is rare. Malignant lymphoma of the uvula is exceedingly unusual. The current study reported a case of peripheral T-cell lymphoma of the uvula in an immunecompetent patient. ...

introduction: management of early relapsed or refractory lymphoma [hodgkin & non- hodgkin lymphoma (hl & nhl)] is a matter of problem, especially when hematopietic stem cell support is not available. the aim of this study was to evaluate effectiveness of iev regimen ( ifosfamide, epirubicin, vp16), in lymphoma patients who are not candidate for stem cell transplantation. because the majority of...

Combining fine needle aspirate cytology with flow cytometry immunophenotyping for the rapid diagnosis of lymphoproliferative lesions is commonplace practice in many institutions. Yet, a definitive diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma in many cases remains elusive, requiring subsequent tissue biopsy confirmation. In this issue of CytoJournal, Hernandez et al explore the potential role of using the incr...

non–hodgkin lymphoma (nhl) causes many deaths worldwide with increasing incidence. non-hodgkin's lymphoma (nhl) may involve the gynecologic tract, and the ovary to be one of the commoner anatomic sites as reported. ovarian involvement by nhl is usually secondary, occurring as a part of systemic disease. the diagnosis is often made incidentally while investigating for gynecological symptoms. we ...

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma is diverse and often subdivided into diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, peripheral T-cell lymphoma, Burkitt’s lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma and AIDS-related lymphoma. Primary lymphoma involving the uterine cervix is very rarely encountered. We are presenting here a case with post menopausal bleeding with provisional diagnosis of poorly differentiated cervical carcinoma. Radica...

calcium metabolic disorders, such as hypercalcemia is a potentially life-threatening disorder especially when coupled with an already compromised condition. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic calcium disorders in childhood cancers of patients admitted to the pediatric ward of vali-asr hospital from the year 2001-2008. the study was carried out by reviewing hospit...

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma usually arises from lymphoid or nodal tissue, and can occasionally involve other sites. Extra-nodal marginal-zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosaassociated lymphoid tissue (MALT lymphoma) is uncommon and constitutes around 8% of all non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Most MALT lymphomas are of gastric origin and lung involvement is rare. Primary pulmonary lymphoma is defined as clonal lympho...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with altered immune function and chronic inflammation. Both of these immune conditions are implicated in the pathogenesis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The authors performed a systematic review to summarize findings from the current literature on the association between history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Ten case-control studi...

We have shown previously that cancer/testis (CT) antigen, CT45, is expressed in various epithelial cancers at a frequency of <5% to approximately 35%. In this study, the protein expression of CT45 was examined in non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphomas and classical Hodgkin lymphoma by immunohistochemical analysis. Serological response to CT45 was also evaluated by ELISA using CT45 recombinant protein and...