Background: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive malignancy of mature B lymphocytes. It is known as a heterogeneous disease with variable therapeutic responses and alternative therapies. Morphological and immunophenotypical evaluation of the biopsy specimens can help diagnose DLBCL. Methods: In the current study, 44 patients were chosen from Shaheed Sadoghi Hospital (2010&nda...

Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma worldwide, representing approximately 30-40% of all cases in different geographic regions. Patients most often present with a rapidly growing tumour mass in single or multiple, nodal or extranodal sites. The most common type of DLBCL, designated as not otherwise specified, represents 80-85% of all cases and is...

Keywords Disease name and synonyms Differential diagnosis Frequency Definition Clinical description Etiology Genetic features Diagnostic methods Staging Prognostic parameters Treatment Survival Keywords References Abstract Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLB-CL) are aggressive tumors accounting for approximately 40% of the B-cell malignancies. DLB-CL are commonly composed of a mixture o...

Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology–Lymphoma: Bouthaina S. Dabaja, MD; Ranjana Advani, MD; David C. Hodgson, MD; Sughosh Dhakal, MD; Christopher R. Flowers, MD, MS; Chul S. Ha, MD; Bradford S. Hoppe, MD, MPH; Nancy P. Mendenhall, MD; Monika L. Metzger, MD; John P. Plastaras, MD, PhD; Kenneth B. Roberts, MD; Ronald Shapiro, MD; Sonali M. Smith, MD; Stephanie A. Terezakis, MD; Karen M. Winkfield, ...

Case Presentation. A 69-year-old Hispanic male, with a past history of diabetes and coronary disease, was admitted for fever, diarrhea, and confusion of 4 weeks duration. Physical examination showed a disoriented patient with multiple ecchymoses, possible ascites, and bilateral scrotal swelling. Hemoglobin was 6.7, prothrombin time (PT) 21.4 seconds with international normalized ratio 2.1, part...

Introduction: Most B-cell malignancies are diagnosed based on morphologic and immunohistochemical criteria. Some cases, however, still present a challenge for the pathologist to discriminate between reactive hyperplasia and neoplastic disorders. Molecular techniques can be used as a helpful diagnostic tool in these cases. In this study, we assessed the value of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) t...

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous small RNA, which can regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. MiRNA profiling has shown a great potential as novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. The present study was performed at the Nemazee Teaching Hospital (Shiraz, Iran) from 2011 to 2013.The aim of thi...