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ArticleJournal of cutaneous pathology2014

Primary effusion lymphoma presenting as a cutaneous intravascular lymphoma.

Genevieve M Crane, Rena R Xian, Kathleen H Burns, Michael J Borowitz, Amy S Duffield, Janis M Taube

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Article in Journal of cutaneous pathology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Genevieve M CraneDepartment of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Rena R Xian
Kathleen H Burns
Michael J Borowitz
Amy S Duffield
Janis M Taube
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center · USJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Translational Research Central ServicesP30CA006973 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Rosalie Wollett · 1985 to 2026
$208.6M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA006973
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare and aggressive lymphoma that arises in the context of immunosuppression and is characterized by co-infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpesvirus-8/Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (HHV-8/KSHV). It was originally described as arising in body cavity effusions, but presentation as a mass lesion (extracavitary PEL) is now recognized. Here, we describe a case of PEL with an initial presentation as an intravascular lymphoma with associated skin lesions. The patient was a 53-year-old man with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) who presented with fevers, weight loss and skin lesions concerning for Kaposi sarcoma (KS). A skin biopsy revealed no evidence of KS; however, dermal vessels contained large atypical cells that expressed CD31 and plasma cell markers but lacked most B- and T-cell antigens. The atypical cells expressed EBV and HHV-8. The patient subsequently developed a malignant pleural effusion containing the same neoplastic cell population. The findings in this case highlight the potential for unusual intravascular presentations of PEL in the skin as well as the importance of pursuing microscopic diagnosis of skin lesions in immunosuppressed patients.

Indexed as

BiopsyDiagnosis, DifferentialEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsHerpesviridae InfectionsHerpesvirus 4, HumanHerpesvirus 8, HumanHumansLymphoma, AIDS-RelatedLymphoma, Primary EffusionMaleMiddle AgedPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Pleural Effusion, MalignantSkin NeoplasmsPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)human herpesvirus type-8 (HHV-8)intravascular lymphomaprimary effusion lymphomaskin biopsy

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PMID25355615
PMCPMC4400839
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