Article
Clinicopathological analysis of a composite lymphoma containing both T- and B-cell lymphomas.
Pathology international - 1 Oct 2012
Suefuji Nobuko, Niino Daisuke, Arakawa Fumiko, Karube Kennosuke, Kimura Yoshizo, Kiyasu Junichi, Takeuchi Masanori, Miyoshi Hiroaki, Yoshida Maki, Ichikawa Ayako, Sugita Yasuo, Ohshima Koichi
Abstract excerpt
Composite lymphomas (CLs) have been reported in 1-4.7% of all lymphomas, however, CLs containing both T- and B-cell lymphomas (CTBLs) are very rare. Here, we examined the clinical and pathological features of 29 CTBLs. These CTBLs included 21 patients with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), two with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and DLBCL, one with AITL and...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Blotting, Southern
- Composite Lymphoma
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte
- Gene Rearrangement, T-Lymphocyte
- Herpesvirus 4, Human
- Humans