Remission of severe antiphospholipid syndrome associated with non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma after combined treatment with rituximab and chemotherapy.

نویسندگان

  • Dino Veneri
  • Achille Ambrosetti
  • Massimo Franchini
  • Federico Mosna
  • Giovanni Poli
  • Giovanni Pizzolo
چکیده

The association of lymphoid neoplasms and antiphospolipid antibodies (APA), with or without thromboembolic complications, has been reported in several cases. We describe one case of B-cell non-Hodgkinís lymphoma (NHL) in which the combination of rituximab with standard chemotherapy led to the complete remission of a severe hypercoagulable state associated with APA.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Haematologica

دوره 90 Suppl  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005