Acute dyspnoea and single tracheal localisation of mantle cell lymphoma
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mantle cell lymphoma is a lymphoid entity characterized by adenopathy, blood and bone marrow involment which only recurrent mucosal localisation is the lymphomatoid polyposis. Few other mucosal infiltrations have been already reporte...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Hematology & Oncology |
| Online Access: | http://www.jhoonline.org/content/3/1/34 |
| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mantle cell lymphoma is a lymphoid entity characterized by adenopathy, blood and bone marrow involment which only recurrent mucosal localisation is the lymphomatoid polyposis. Few other mucosal infiltrations have been already reported.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>We report here the first case of a unique tracheal localisation of mantle cell lymphoma at presentation of the disease. The presence of classical t(11;14)(q13;q32) confirmed the diagnosis of mantle cell lymphoma by eliminating MALT or cancer localisation.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>This case illustrates the necessity to ensure the diagnosis of mucosal lymphoma versus MCL since these diseases need different treatment regimens and prognoses.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1756-8722 |