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ArticleCase reports in hematology2018

Primary Effusion Lymphoma without an Effusion: A Rare Case of Solid Extracavitary Variant of Primary Effusion Lymphoma in an HIV-Positive Patient.

Hamza Hashmi, Drew Murray, Samer Al-Quran, William Tse

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Article in Case reports in hematology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Related Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.Blood and lymphatic cancer : targets and therapy · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hamza HashmiDivision of Hematology and Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4129-5867
Drew MurrayDivision of Hematology and Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
Samer Al-QuranDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0997-8083
William TseDivision of Blood and Marrow Transplant, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
University of Louisville · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a unique form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, usually seen in severely immunocompromised, HIV-positive patients. PEL is related to human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) infection, and it usually presents as a lymphomatous body cavity effusion in the absence of a solid tumor mass. There have been very few case reports of HIV-positive patients with HHV-8-positive solid tissue lymphomas not associated with an effusion (a solid variant of PEL). In the absence of effusion, establishing an accurate diagnosis can be challenging, and a careful review of morphology, immunophenotype, and presence of HHV-8 is necessary to differentiate from other subtypes of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Treatment involves intensive chemotherapy, and prognosis is usually poor. We present a rare case of a PEL variant in an HIV-positive patient who presented with extensive lymphadenopathy without any associated effusions.

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PMCPMC5829335
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