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Fibrin-associated diffuse large B cell lymphoma involving kidney: A rare occurrence—Case report and review of the literature

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1 Senior Resident, Department of Pathology, Madurai Medical College, Tamil Nadu, India

2 Senior Resident, Department of Pathology, Dayanand Medical College, Punjab, India

3 Medical Student, UTMB, Galveston, Texas, USA

4 Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Dayanand Medical College, Punjab, India

5 Director of Surgical Pathology, AmeriPath Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA

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Article ID: 100030Z11VM2019

doi: 10.5348/100030Z11VM2019CR

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Vijayalakshmi M, Kaur P, Thirumala V, Singh A, Thirumala S. Fibrin-associated diffuse large B cell lymphoma involving kidney: A rare occurrence—Case report and review of the literature. J Case Rep Images Pathol 2019;5:100030Z11VM2019.

ABSTRACT


Fibrin-associated diffuse large B cell lymphoma (FA-DLBCL) is an unusual form of lymphoma associated with chronic inflammation. It unlike other large B cell lymphomas does not form mass lesions and is discovered incidentally on histologic examination. Approximately, 40 cases have been described in the English language to date. We present a rare case of FA-DLBCL incidentally discovered in a nephrectomy specimen performed for a large cystic lesion. Fibrin-associated diffuse large B cell lymphoma is an indolent tumor with excellent prognosis with surgical resection alone.

Keywords: Chronic inflammation, EBV, FA-DLBCL, Pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL)

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Vijayalakshmi M - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Acquisition of data, Drafting the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Puneet Kaur - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Acquisition of data, Drafting the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Thirumala V - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Drafting the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Singh A - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Drafting the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Thirumala S - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Drafting the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

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