Hepatosplenic gamma delta T-cell lymphoma associated with hepatitis B virus infection.
Hepatosplenic gamma delta T-cell lymphoma associated with hepatitis B virus infection.
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与乙型肝炎病毒感染相关的肝脾γδT细胞淋巴瘤。
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发表时间:
1998
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通讯作者:
Toshio Matsumoto
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Shuji Ozaki;Koji Ogasahara;Masaaki Kosaka;T. Inoshita;Shingo Wakatsuki;Hisanori Uehara;Toshio Matsumoto
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has been implicated in the development of hepatocellular and hematopoietic malignancies. We describe a patient with chronic hepatitis B who developed hepatosplenic gamma delta T-cell lymphoma. A 45-year-old woman presented with marked hepatosplenomegaly and hepatic failure during the course of chronic hepatitis B. Peripheral blood examination revealed 57% abnormal lymphoid cells which expressed the gamma delta T-cell receptor. The cytogenetic analysis of tumor cells showed an abnormal karyotype; 47, XX, -13, +2mar in all 20 metaphases examined. A clonal rearrangement of the T-cell receptor genes was demonstrated by Southern blot analysis, showing monoclonal expansion of tumor cells. A liver biopsy specimen showed fibrosis of the portal areas and sinusoidal infiltration of tumor cells. HBV infection was documented by the presence of IgG anti-HBc and anti-HBs antibodies in serum. Although HBV-DNA was not detected in tumor cells by polymerase chain reaction analysis, there is a possibility that proliferation of gamma delta T cells in response to HBV infection played a role in the pathogenesis of hepatosplenic gamma delta T-cell lymphoma.