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Plasmablastic immunoglobulin-secreting lymphoma

Report of a case and a glimpse at the prognosis

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The case of a 57-year-old patient with a plasmablastic lymphoma is described. The primary diagnosis was an ordinary plasmacytoma, type IgG kappa. The final course of the disease involved almost all of the organs. The clinical aspect was determined by multiple skin infiltrations. The present report has in common with other published cases the fact that multiple secondary skin involvement of immunoglobulin-secreting tumors, regardless of their origin, have a very poor prognosis. In comparison, primary multiple cutaneous immunoglobulin-secreting tumors have a better prognosis.

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Abbreviations

AntiHBc:

Anti-hepatitis B core

AntiHBe:

Anti-hepatitis B early antigen

BUN:

Blood urea nitrogen

DNA:

Desoxyribonucleid acid

HBsAG:

Hepatitis B surface antigen

IgA:

Immunoglobulin A

IgG:

Immunoglobulin G

IgM:

Immunoglobulin M

IST:

Immunoglobulin-secreting skin tumors

LDH:

Lactate dehydrogenase

SGOT:

Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase

SGPT:

Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase

WBC:

White blood cell

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  1. Abteilung I, Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Freiburg

    G. Köchling & R. Engelhardt

  2. Abteilung II, Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Freiburg

    A. Ochs

  3. Abteilung VI, Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Freiburg

    G. Hauke

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Dedicated to Prof. Dr.Dr. G.W. Löhr on the occasion of his 65th birthday in July 1987

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Köchling, G., Ochs, A., Hauke, G. et al. Plasmablastic immunoglobulin-secreting lymphoma. Klin Wochenschr 66, 990–994 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01738115

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