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- Title
Rare case of Richter’s syndrome localization in liver and thyroid of a patient with a chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) – Case report and literature.
- Authors
Wąsik-Szczepanek, Ewa; Szymczyk, Agnieszka; Szczepanek, Dariusz; Grywalska, Ewelina; Szumiło, Justyna; Trojanowski, Piotr; Czabak, Olga; Hus, Marek
- Abstract
Richter’s syndrome (RS) is a rare complication in which chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) transforms into a more aggressive type of lymphoma – diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), or Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL). The review describes the clinical case of a patient with CLL and RS diagnosis. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdominal cavity detected numerous normodense areas in the liver. Simultaneously, ultrasound examination (USG) of the thyroid revealed the presence of a solid hypoechogenic lump. The material sampled from closed biopsies of liver and thyroid in both cases allowed the diagnosis of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The liver and the thyroid are particularly rare locations of RS. However, those cases allowed the conclusion that RS may occur even in a very unexpected and less probable location.
- Publication
Annals of Agricultural & Environmental Medicine, 2020, Vol 27, Issue 1, p160
- ISSN
1232-1966
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26444/aaem/106041