Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma and HIV: A case report

Abstract

Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL), also called Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia (WM), is a rare low-grade lymphoma. Non-Hodgkin lymphomas are known to be among the most frequent malignancies in HIV-positive individuals. The following article describes the case of a 39-year-old HIV-positive patient who underwent a lobectomy for what was originally thought to be a destroyed right lobe secondary to bullous disease or chronic infection. He was diagnosed with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma following histological examination of the specimen.

RÉSUMÉ

Le lymphome lymphoplasmocytaire, également appelé macroglobulinémie de Waldenström, est un rare lymphome de bas grade. Les lymphomes non-Hodgkiniens sont connus pour être l‘une des néoplasies les plus fréquentes chez les individus atteints du VIH. L'article suivant décrit le cas d‘un patient séropositif de 39 ans qui a subi une lobectomie pour ce qu’on pensait initialement être un lobe détruit par des bulles d’emphysème ou par infection chronique. Il a eu un diagnostic de lymphome lymphoplasmocytaire à la suite des analyses histologiques du spécimen.

Keywords:

• HIV
• case report
• lung neoplasms
• thoracic surgery
• pathology
• imaging
• computed tomography (CT)
• lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma

Author contributions

Both authors contributed equally to the writing and editing of this case report.

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