[T-cell rich B-cell lymphoma associated with neutrophilia and thrombocytosis]

Rinsho Ketsueki. 2007 Mar;48(3):217-22.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 49-year-old man was admitted with high-grade fever, night sweating and cervical lymphadenopathy in September 2005. On examination, both neutrophilia and thrombocytosis were noted in the peripheral blood, a bone marrow examination revealed marked both myeloid and megakaryocytic hyperplasia. The sera obtained at initial presentation showed an elevated levels of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6). A pathologic diagnosis of T-cell rich B-cell lymphoma was made based on an inguinal lymph node biopsy. Following treatment with CHOP accompanied by rituximab (R-CHOP), both the neutrophilia and thrombocytosis subsided after 3 courses of R-CHOP, resulting in a complete remission after 4 courses of chemotherapy. Neutrophilia, thrombocytosis and T-cell rich B-cell lymphoma in this patient were considerably ameliorated with chemotherapy. We report here a patient with T-cell rich B-cell lymphoma associated with both neutrophilia and thrombocytosis, suggesting that the lymphoma triggered both myeloid and megakaryocytic hyperplasia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / blood
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia
  • Interleukin-6 / blood
  • Leukocytosis / etiology*
  • Lymphocyte Count
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / complications*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / drug therapy
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / pathology
  • Male
  • Megakaryocytes / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Myeloid Cells / pathology
  • Neutrophils*
  • T-Lymphocytes*
  • Thrombocytosis / etiology*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Interleukin-6
  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor