Atypical lymphoplasmacytic and immunoblastic proliferation of autoimmune disease : clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 9 cases.

Atypical lymphoplasmacytic immunoblastic proliferation (ALPIB) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder (LPD) associated with autoimmune disease (AID). To further clarify the clinicopathologic, immunohistological, and genotypic findings of ALPIB in lymph nodes associated with well-documented AIDs, 9 cases are presented. These 9 patients consisted of 4 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, 3 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and one case each with Sjögren's syndrome and dermatomyositis.

Epstein-Barr virus-related atypical lymphoproliferative disorders in Waldeyer's ring: a clinicopathological study of 9 cases.

Background And Study Aim: Because of the small biopsy specimens in the Waldeyer's ring (WR) the differential diagnosis between Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated lymphoproliferative disorder (LPD) and malignant lymphoma is occasionally difficult. We report here clinicopathological, immunohistochemical and genotypic findings of 9 cases of EBV-associated LPDs in WR.

Patients And Methods: Using formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections, histological analyses, immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization and polymerase chain reaction were performed.

Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia with giant follicles associated with a posttherapeutic state of hematological malignancies. A report of eight cases.

Aims And Background: To further clarify the clinicopathological, molecular genetic and karyotypic findings of reactive lymph node hyperplasia with giant follicles (RLHGF) associated with a posttherapeutic state of hematological malignancies, we studied eight such cases.

Methods: Using formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections, histological, immunohistochemical, in situ hybridization (ISH), and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were performed.

Results: Six patients had a history of malignant lymphoma (diffuse large B-cell lymphoma [DLBCL] = 4, marginal zone B-cell lymphoma = 2), and two had acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Infectious mononucleosis lymphoadenitis showing histologic findings indistinguishable from toxoplasma lymphadenitis. A report of three cases.

Lymph node lesions in infectious mononucleosis (IM) show a marked histologic diversity. We report here three cases of IM lymphadenitis with histologic findings indistinguishable from those of toxoplasmic lymphadenitis. The histologic findings of the three cases presented here showed a histologic triad of toxoplasmic lymphadenitis, including (i) numerous lymphoid follicles with hyperplastic germinal centers; (ii) small clusters or single epithelioid histiocytes; and (iii) multiple foci of monocytoid B-cells.

HIV-unrelated benign lymphoepithelial cyst of the parotid glands containing lymphoepithelial lesion--like structures: a report of 3 cases.

Benign lymphoepithelial cyst (BLC) of the salivary gland is uncommon. Among report of these lesions, there were no previous cases of lymphoepithelial lesion (LeL) in human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) unrelated BLC. This study reports 3 cases of HIV-unrelated BLC containing LeL-like structures.

Tonsillar lesions of infectious mononucleosis resembling MALT type lymphoma. A report of two cases.

Infectious mononucleosis (IM) is an acute lymphoproliferative disorder that typically occurs in young patients and is usually caused by Epstein-Barr virus. We report here, two cases of tonsillar lesion of IM resembling marginal zone B-cell lymphoma mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type. The patients consisted of an 18-year-old Japanese woman and a 36-year-old Japanese man.

Incidental Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the parotid gland resembling marginal zone B-cell lymphoma: a case report.

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) manifesting as a parotid gland mass is an extremely rare clinical presentation. We report a case of LCH involving the bilateral parotid glands in an 81-year-old Japanese female. Pathologically, the lesion was characterized by numerous lymphoid follicles, dense lymphoplasmacytoid infiltrate and cystic dilatation of the parotid gland duct in addition to nodular and diffuse proliferation of LCs.

Küttner's tumor of the submandibular glands: report of five cases with fine-needle aspiration cytology.

Küttner's tumor (KT) is a benign tumor-like lesion of the salivary gland that mimics neoplasm clinically because of presentation as a hard mass. Recently, the histomorphological and immunohistochemical findings of this lesion have been analyzed, and differential diagnostic problems relating to salivary gland lymphoma have been discussed. However, currently there is little information on the cytological findings of those lesions.

Atypical lymphoplasmacytic and immunoblastic proliferation from systemic lupus erythematosus. A case report.

A case of atypical lymphoplasmacytic and immunoblastic proliferation (ALPIBP) in the lymph nodes associated with well-documented systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is presented. A 30-year-old Japanese female with an 18-year history of SLE presented with right neck lymphadenopathy of 3 months duration. A biopsy specimen showed a diffuse effaced lymph node architecture without follicles and minimal sinuses.