Where has the lymphoma gone? Pericardial effusion adenosine deaminase may play a key role in diagnosing primary effusion lymphoma-like lymphoma: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a non-Hodgkin lymphoma that is exclusively generated by body cavity effusion. Primary effusion lymphoma develops in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and is associated with the human herpes virus (HHV)-8 infection. However, there are sporadic cases without HHV-8 infections or any history of immunodeficiency, called 'PEL-like lymphoma'.

Case summary

An 83-year-old man was admitted to our institution because of shortness of breath, fatigue, and facial oedema. Laboratory findings were unremarkable, including negative results for HIV antibodies. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed massive pericardial effusion surrounding the entire heart, which resulted in the early diastolic collapse of the right ventricu

SUBMITTER: Fujimoto Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10367438 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature