Open AccessExtracavitary primary effusion lymphoma: A case report from India
Author(s) -
Rajalakshmi Sampath,
Marie Therese Manipadam,
Shalini Nair,
Inian Samarasam
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.168851
Subject(s) - primary effusion lymphoma , plasmablastic lymphoma , lymphoma , pathology , immunostaining , medicine , cd20 , in situ hybridization , effusion , b cell lymphoma , immunohistochemistry , biology , biochemistry , gene expression , surgery , gene
We present a case of extracavitary primary effusion lymphoma presenting, as jejunal polyps in a 38-year-old man. This is the first report of this entity from India. Although rare in our country, the diagnosis should be suspected in cases of CD20 negative large cell lymphoma with plasmablastic or immunoblastic differentiation in seropositive patients. Immunostaining for latency-associated nuclear antigen-1 and in situ hybridization for Epstein-Barr virus-associated RNA will confirm the diagnosis.