Open AccessHuman immunodeficiency virus associated plasmablastic lymphoma: A case report
Author(s) -
Dinkar Desai,
Siddharth Pandit,
Shiny Jasphin,
Akhil S Shetty
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-962X
DOI - 10.4103/0975-962x.186699
Subject(s) - plasmablastic lymphoma , lymphoma , immunophenotyping , medicine , pathology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , lesion , non hodgkin's lymphoma , immunology , antigen
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is the third common malignant lesion of the oral region. Plasmablastic lymphomas are rare, aggressive neoplasms occurring mostly in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individual which accounts for approximately 2.6% of all NHL. It usually presents as a diffuse growth and with diffuse pattern of histological presentation. It is very difficult to differentiate this lymphoma from other NHL. Immunohistochemical evaluation of various markers is an important criteria of the diagnostic protocol. Here, we describe a case of plasmablastic lymphoma in a 50-year-old female HIV-infected patient. The diagnosis was based on histopathological examination and immunophenotyping.