A 72-year-old woman presented with generalized lymphadenopathies and plasmacytosis accompanied by polyclonal hypergammopathy. F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) showed FDG accumulation in the systemic lymph nodes, spleen, and multiple bones. Human immunodeficiency virus antibody was negative. Lymph node histologic findings showed a monotonous population of plasma cells with a starry-sky appearance. The cells were positive for CD19, λ, and Epstein-Barr virus-encoded RNA, and negative for CD20 and CD56. The MIB-1 index was 80%. A diagnosis of plasmablastic lymphoma with plasmacytosis and polyclonal hypergammopathy was made, and complete metabolic response was achieved after six cycles of dose-adjusted-EPOCH therapy (etoposide, prednisolone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, and doxorubicin).
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