Open AccessCD138− Plasmablastic Lymphoma: A Multi-institutional Study and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Jui Choudhuri,
Zenggang Pan,
Ji Yuan,
Mingyi Chen,
Xiaojun Wu,
Gang Zheng,
Zhao Chen,
Youzhong Yuan,
Beamon Agarwal,
John Liu,
Y. Maxwell,
Yanhua Wang,
Yang Shi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
archives of pathology and laboratory medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1543-2165
pISSN - 0003-9985
DOI - 10.5858/arpa.2021-0462-oa
Subject(s) - plasmablastic lymphoma , lymphoma , medicine , dermatology , pathology
Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is a rare aggressive lymphoma, usually positive for CD138 and frequently occurring in the oral cavity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients. Up to 10% of cases are negative for CD138 and diagnostically very challenging.