Three Cases of Primary Effusion Lymphoma.
- Author:
So Young KANG
1
;
Chan Jeoung PARK
;
Joo Ryung HUH
;
Yun Goo KANG
;
Young Sang LEE
;
Hyun Sook CHI
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. cjpark@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Primary effusion lymphoma;
Human herpesvirus-8;
Translocation(8;
14)
- MeSH:
Aged;
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular;
Fatty Liver;
Herpesvirus 8, Human;
HIV;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Liver Cirrhosis;
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin;
Lymphoma, Primary Effusion*
- From:Korean Journal of Hematology
2003;38(2):136-141
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a recently described rare type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma which develops in serous body cavity without clinically identifiable tumor masses. Human herpesvirus (HHV)-8 was recognized to play a pathogenic role in the development of PEL in immunocompromised patients such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients or elderly. However, several cases of HHV-8 negative PEL have been reported. Here we describe a case of HHV-8 positive PEL with both of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver cirrhosis and two cases of HHV-8 negative PEL with liver cirrhosis and fatty liver each. Considering the reported and current HHV-8 negative PEL cases, we need to expand the concept of PEL.
