Spontaneous resolution of untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of maxillary bone after incisional biopsy

Lainey Flatow-Trujillo; Khine Win; Amy Jencks; Leslie Andritsos; Cecilia Arana Yi

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2408

Spontaneous resolution of untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of maxillary bone after incisional biopsy

Clin Case Rep. 2019 Sep 27;7(11):2082-2086. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2408. eCollection 2019 Nov.

Authors

Lainey Flatow-Trujillo¹, Khine Win², Amy Jencks³, Leslie Andritsos⁴, Cecilia Arana Yi⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Mexico School of Medicine Albuquerque New Mexico.
² University of California San Francisco Marysville California.
³ Department of Pathology University of New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico.
⁴ University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center Albuquerque New Mexico.

Abstract

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a heterogeneous group of lymphomas which require multiagent therapy for remission induction and are associated with relapse in more than 40% of patients. Spontaneous remission of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a rare occurrence.

Keywords: chemotherapy; diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma; non‐Hodgkin lymphoma; spontaneous remission.

Publication types

Case Reports