HHV8-negative primary effusion lymphoma of the peritoneal cavity presenting with a distinct immunohistochemical phenotype.

doi:10.1046/j.1440-1827.2001.01189.x

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HHV8-negative primary effusion lymphoma of the peritoneal cavity presenting with a distinct immunohistochemical phenotype.

Pathology international - 1 Apr 2001

Tanaka S, Katano H, Tsukamoto K, Jin M, Oikawa S, Nishihara H, Sawa H, Sawada K, Shimizu M, Sata T, Fujioka Y, Nagashima K

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Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) has been recognized as a body-cavity-based lymphoma that was originally reported to be associated with human herpes virus 8 (HHV8) infection, and was frequently found in human immunodeficiency virus-positive (HIV) patients. Here we describe an autopsy case of PEL of the peritoneal cavity in an immunocompetent patient. Cytological analysis of tumor cells within ascites revealed...

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Adult
Ascites
Ascitic Fluid
Female
Herpesvirus 8, Human
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Keratins
Lymphoma
Mucin-1
Peritoneal Neoplasms
Phenotype

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PMID: 11350613
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.2001.01189.x

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