Pyothorax-associated lymphoma - An unusual case with biphenotypic character of T and B cells

被引:30
作者
Mori, N
Yatabe, Y
Narita, M
Kobayashi, T
Asai, J
机构
[1] NAGOYA UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT PATHOL 1, SHOWA KU, NAGOYA, AICHI 466, JAPAN
[2] UNIV TSUKUBA, SCH MED, DEPT CLIN MED, TSUKUBA, IBARAKI 305, JAPAN
关键词
pyothorax; artificial pneumothorax; pulmonary tuberculosis; biphenotypic lymphoma;
D O I
10.1097/00000478-199606000-00015
中图分类号
R36 [病理学];
学科分类号
100104 ;
摘要
Pyothorax-associated lymphoma is known to develop in patients who received an artificial pneumothorax for pulmonary tuberculosis some 30 to 40 years previously. Such patients exhibit large, immunoblastic lymphoma cells and often have a B-cell phenotype. We present a patient with an artificial pneumothorax and such a late developing lymphoma but with the unique finding of aberrant T- and B-cell phenotypes. Southern blot hybridization using immunoglobulin gene JH and T-cell receptor beta chain receptors revealed germline configurations. Lymphomas developing in immunocompromised patients, such as those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, may show such unusual phenotypes. The unusual phenotypes found in this patient provide evidence that his pyothorax-associated lymphoma was related to an immunocompromised state.
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