Intravascular Large B-cell Lymphoma Presenting with Reticular Telangiectasia on the Trunk and Panhypopituitarism: an Autopsy Case

Overview

Journal BMJ Case Rep

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2021 Mar 18

PMID 33731406

Citations 2

Authors

Midori Tokushima

Masaki Tago

Naoko E Katsuki

Shu-Ichi Yamashita

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Abstract

A 75-year-old woman developed redness and swelling on her truncal skin, spreading from the lower abdomen to left thigh, 2 months before being admitted to our hospital. She was urgently hospitalised because of her worsening respiratory condition. On admission, she had reticular telangiectasia, diffuse skin induration on the lower abdomen and panhypopituitarism. She was diagnosed with intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) by the third random abdominal skin biopsy. After histopathological examination at autopsy, we made a final diagnosis of IVLBCL causing respiratory failure and panhypopituitarism. This is the rare case of IVLBCL-induced panhypopituitarism showing visible skin lesions.

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