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  • Atypical lymphoplasmacytic and immunoblastic proliferation (ALPIBP) was first identified in 1984 in lymph nodes linked to autoimmune diseases but lacks a clear definition and understanding.
  • A review of peer-reviewed literature revealed 55 cases of ALPIBP, predominantly affecting older women, with common diagnoses including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
  • There is a need for increased awareness of ALPIBP among pathologists and clinicians to prevent misdiagnosis and unnecessary treatments related to hematological malignancies.
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A 78-year-old man had fatigue and appetite loss for 5 months. He had been receiving low-dose methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis. Computed tomography revealed multiple pulmonary infiltrations and muddiness of the fatty tissue surrounding the right kidney, ureter wall thickening, and hydroureter/nephrosis, which were suspected retroperitoneal fibrosis.

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A 91-year-old woman who had been taking methotrexate for approximately 5 years for rheumatoid arthritis developed papules and nodules on her face that enlarged during 6 months. A series of biopsy specimens demonstrated a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate with increasingly atypical histopathologic features that resembled diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Epstein-Barr virus was not identified.

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