[Richter's syndrome and cervical cancer in the course of a rheumatoid arthritis].
The authors describe a rare case of Richter's syndrome (transition of chronic lymphatic leukaemia into reticulosarcoma) developing during rheumatoid arthritis in a women aged 53 years. Chronic antigenic stimulation and disturbances of interaction between lymphocytes T and B are suggested as a cause of Richter's syndrome.
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000473:pathology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
Zespół richtera i rak szyjki macicy w przebiegu gośćca przewlekle postepujacego.