B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and classical Burkitt's lymphoma: A case report and review.
B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and classical Burkitt's lymphoma (BL), is a diagnostic provisional category in the World Health Organization 2008 classification of lymphomas. This category was designed as a measure to accommodate borderline cases that cannot be reliably classified into a single distinct disease entity after all available morphological, immunophenotypical and molecular studies have been performed. Typically, these cases share features intermediate between DLBCL and classical BL or include characteristics of both lymphomas. The rarity of such cases poses a tremendous challenge to both pathologists and oncologists because its differential diagnosis has direct implications for management strategies. In this article, we present a "classical unclassifiable lymphoma with features intermediate between DLBCL and BL" in a young male patient and review of literature.
Department of Oral Pathology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Tabita Joy
TJ
Chettiankandy
Department of Microbiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Jagdish Vishnu
JV
Tupkari
Department of Microbiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Keshav
K
Kumar
Department of Microbiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Manisha Sandeep
MS
Ahire
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; gray zone lymphoma; non-Hodgkin lymphoma; oral lymphomas; unclassifiable lymphomas