title: Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma with involvement of the abdominal subcutis: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). It commonly presents with a variety of symptoms due to occlusion of small vessels by tumor cells in different organ systems. Clinically patients may present with generalized symptoms such as fever and malaise. In western patients, there is a 'cutaneous variant' of IVLBCL, which demonstrates cutaneous involvement only. However, Asian patients show hemophagocytosis, which is typical of the 'Asian variant'. Here we report a case of IVLBCL in a Chinese individual who presented with a huge mass in the subcutis of the abdomen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Peking University Health Science Center, 100191, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Wenjuan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Peking University Health Science Center, 100191, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Peking University Health Science Center, 100191, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Zifen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Peking University China-Japan Friendship Hospital, 100029, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Fanzhou
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Peking University China-Japan Friendship Hospital, 100029, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jiping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Da
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Peking University Health Science Center, 100191, Beijing, China. liucuiling@bjmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Cuiling
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000473:pathology*