Unusual phenotype

From: Marco A. Fernndez (marcoa@ns.hugtip.scs.es)
Date: Wed Sep 15 1999 - 03:34:52 EST


Hello Flowers

We have an interesting case, atypical phenotype:

Male 63 years old, without splenomegaly and with lymphoadenopathy.
Leukocyte count: 5x109, 30% lymphocytes.

90% lymphocyte population:

CD5+
CD19+
CD22+
CD23-/weak
CD79b+
FMC7-
Lambda + (weak to medium range)


Morphology: lymphocyte morphology "like" prolymphocytes, both blood and bone
marrow.
First diagnosis was mantle cell lymphoma but morphology and cytogenetics
t(2;8)(p12;q24) aren't consistent with mantle lymphoma.


Any suggestions would be appreciated.


Marco A. Fernández
Head Cytometry Unit
University Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol
08916 Badalona (Barcelona)
Spain
marcoa@ns.hugtip.scs.es
http://personal.redestb.es/marcoafdez



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