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Case Report
Vulvar and gastric involvement in plasmablastic lymphoma
P. Almeida Galvão Ferreira1, C. Gomes Luna1, M. de França Silva2, L.C. Soares1, *, M.A. Pinho de Oliveira1
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Gynecology Department, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2
Pathology Department, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Eur. J. Gynaecol. Oncol. 2017, 38(2), 308–310;
https://doi.org/10.12892/ejgo3506.2017
Published: 10 April 2017
Abstract
Plasmablastic lymphoma is highly malignant and invasive. It is most commonly found in gastrointestinal tract and is strongly associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The authors report a case of a 37-year-old HIV-positive African American woman with a vulvar mass diagnosed as plasmablastic lymphoma. Involvement of the upper gastrointestinal tract had been detected by endoscopic biopsy, suggesting that any patient diagnosed with plasmablastic lymphoma in unusual locations should be investigated for primary lesions in the gastrointestinal tract.
Keywords
Plasmablastic lymphoma
Human immunodeficiency virus
Gastrointestinal tract