Plasmablastic Lymphoma with Coexistence of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report and Mini-Review

Background. Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is a rare, aggressive B-cell lymphoma with poor prognosis usually found in the oral cavity of HIV-positive patients. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is an indolent B-cell lymphoma with a variable clinical course. Transformation of CLL to PBL as Richter’s s...

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Main Authors: Eleftheria Hatzimichael, Konstantina Papathanasiou, Ioannis Zerdes, Stefanos Flindris, Alexandra Papoudou-Bai, Eleni Kapsali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2861596