Myelofibrosis and true histiocytic lymphoma. 1985

I Shah-Reddy, and L Subramanian, and S Narang

A 60-year-old female presented with a history of progressive shortness of breath, fever, and weight loss of 55 pounds. The work-up consisting of computerized axial tomography (CT) scan of thorax and abdomen, mediastinoscopy, and bilateral bone marrow aspiration and biopsy revealed a large-cell or histiocytic lymphoma involving bone marrow with myelofibrosis. Further immunologic and ultrastructural investigation confirmed the true histiocytic origin of the tumor. The patient was treated with 12 courses of intravenous cyclophosphamide, onconvin, doxorubicin, and prednisone and achieved a complete remission with disappearance of clinical symptoms, normal CT scan of thorax and abdomen, and normal bone marrow with disappearance of myelofibrosis from the same site as the previous bone marrow test. At present the patient is in complete remission. We present this case because of the previously unreported association between histiocytic lymphoma and myelofibrosis, and the unusually good response to chemotherapy and the disappearance of fibrosis from the marrow.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005260 Female Females
D006651 Histocytochemistry Study of intracellular distribution of chemicals, reaction sites, enzymes, etc., by means of staining reactions, radioactive isotope uptake, selective metal distribution in electron microscopy, or other methods. Cytochemistry
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016403 Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse Malignant lymphoma composed of large B lymphoid cells whose nuclear size can exceed normal macrophage nuclei, or more than twice the size of a normal lymphocyte. The pattern is predominantly diffuse. Most of these lymphomas represent the malignant counterpart of B-lymphocytes at midstage in the process of differentiation. Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma,Diffuse, Large B-Cell, Lymphoma,Histiocytic Lymphoma, Diffuse,Lymphoma, Histiocytic, Diffuse,Diffuse Large-Cell Lymphoma,Histiocytic Lymphoma,Large Lymphoid Lymphoma, Diffuse,Large-Cell Lymphoma, Diffuse,Lymphoma, Diffuse Large-Cell,Lymphoma, Histiocytic,Lymphoma, Large Cell, Diffuse,Lymphoma, Large Lymphoid, Diffuse,Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Diffuse,Diffuse Histiocytic Lymphoma,Diffuse Histiocytic Lymphomas,Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma,Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma,Diffuse Large-Cell Lymphomas,Histiocytic Lymphomas,Large Cell Lymphoma, Diffuse,Lymphoma, Diffuse Histiocytic,Lymphoma, Diffuse Large Cell
D055728 Primary Myelofibrosis A de novo myeloproliferation arising from an abnormal stem cell. It is characterized by the replacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, a process that is mediated by CYTOKINES arising from the abnormal clone. Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia,Bone Marrow Fibrosis,Chronic Idiopathic Myelofibrosis,Fibrosis, Bone Marrow,Idiopathic Myelofibrosis,Myelofibrosis,Myelofibrosis With Myeloid Metaplasia,Myeloid Metaplasia,Myelosclerosis,Myelosis, Nonleukemic,Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasias,Bone Marrow Fibroses,Fibroses, Bone Marrow,Metaplasia, Agnogenic Myeloid,Metaplasia, Myeloid,Metaplasias, Agnogenic Myeloid,Metaplasias, Myeloid,Myelofibroses,Myelofibroses, Primary,Myelofibrosis, Primary,Myeloid Metaplasia, Agnogenic,Myeloid Metaplasias,Myeloid Metaplasias, Agnogenic,Myeloscleroses,Myeloses, Nonleukemic,Nonleukemic Myeloses,Nonleukemic Myelosis,Primary Myelofibroses

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