Development of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in a patient with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia/lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma: clonal identity between two B-cell neoplasms

Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM)/ lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL) is an indolent mature B-cell neoplasm. In rare cases of WM/LPL, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) develops as a result of histologic transformation. In this report, we present a case of DLBCL developing in a patient with...

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Main Authors: Shiseki, Masayuki, Masuda, Akihiro, Watanabe, Norimichi, Fujii, Masami, Kimura, Tomofumi, Yoshinaga, Kentaro, Mori, Naoki, Teramura, Masanao, Motoji, Toshiko
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3238482/