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Pyothorax-associated lymphoma: an unusual case with both T- and B-cell genotypes.
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology - 1 Nov 2005
Nakamichi Itsuko, Takakuwa Tetsuya, Tanio Yoshiro, Iuchi Keiji, Aozasa Katsuyuki
Abstract excerpt
Pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL) is a B-cell lymphoma which develops in the pleural cavity of patients with an over-20-year history of pyothorax. Aberrant expression of surface antigens is occasional in PAL, although genotype is not fully investigated. We report here a PAL with dual genotype, i.e., simultaneous immunoglobin (Ig) and T-cell receptor (TcR) gene rearrangement. An 82-year-old woman with pain on...
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