Lab Med Online.  2019 Oct;9(4):242-245. 10.3343/lmo.2019.9.4.242.

Diagnostic Challenge: Primary Bone Marrow Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma Mimicking Systemic Autoimmune Diseases

• Oh J
• Kim Y
• Lee ST
• Lee KA

• KMID: 2458685
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/lmo.2019.9.4.242

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Autoimmune Diseases*
B-Lymphocytes*
Bone Marrow*
Lymphoma, B-Cell*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Cytomorphology of bone marrow and G-banded karyotype result. (A) Bone marrow aspirate smear showed that the atypical cells were large with irregular nuclear contours and cytoplasmic vacuolations. (B) G-banding revealed complex structural and numerical abnormalities; 47~51,Y,−X,−1,t(1;21)(q25;q22),inv(3)(q21q26.2),del(4)(p13),der(4)t(1;4)(q25;q34),del(6)(q13q23),del(8)(p12),+10,der(11)t(1;11)(p22;q21),+12,−13,t(14;18)(q21;q22),−15,add(18)(q22),add(20)(q12),+mar1~3[cp16]/46,XY[4].

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