[Intravascular large B cell lymphoma: report of one case]

Rev Med Chil. 2012 Feb;140(2):225-30. doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872012000200012.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Intravascular large B cell lymphoma is a rare subtype of large cell lymphoma that is characterized by the proliferation of lymphoid cells within the lumina of small blood vessels. We report a 61-year-old male presenting paresis of both lower limbs, confusion and a history of weight loss. Magnetic resonance and CAT imaging studies showed multiple images of brain and cerebellar infarctions. Twenty days after admission, the patient died and the postmortem study demonstrated a multisystem intravascular large B cell lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Autopsy
  • Brain Infarction / pathology
  • Cerebellar Diseases / pathology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rare Diseases / pathology
  • Vascular Neoplasms / pathology*