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ArticleCase reports in oncological medicine2016

Plasmablastic Lymphoma Mimicking Acute Pancreatitis.

Faisal Inayat, Hafeez Ul Hassan Virk, Ahmad R Cheema, Muhammad Wasif Saif

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Article in Case reports in oncological medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Faisal InayatDepartment of Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7576-7319
Hafeez Ul Hassan VirkDepartment of Medicine, Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospitals, Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY 10019, USA.
Ahmad R CheemaDepartment of Medicine, Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospitals, Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY 10019, USA.
Muhammad Wasif SaifDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center · USNewYork–Presbyterian Hospital · USTufts University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background. Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is a rare B-cell neoplasm. It predominantly occurs in the oral cavity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients and exhibits a highly aggressive clinical behavior. Case Presentation. We describe an unusual case of a 37-year-old HIV-positive male who presented with acute pancreatitis secondary to multiple peripancreatic masses compressing the pancreas. Histopathological examination of the lesions showed diffuse and cohesive pattern of large B-cells resembling immunoblasts or plasmablasts. The neoplastic cells were positive for BOB1 and MUM1, partially positive for CD79a, and negative for CD20, CD56, CD138, CD3, CD5, AE1/AE3, and HHV8. Epstein-Barr virus-encoded RNA in situ hybridization was positive. These features were consistent with PBL. The patient was initiated on cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) chemotherapy, demonstrating a striking response. Conclusion. To our research, this is the first report of PBL with the initial presentation of acute pancreatitis. The findings in this case suggest that PBL should be included in the differential diagnosis of pancreatic and peripancreatic tumors.

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