[Diagnosis of intravascular lymphoma on a muscular biopsy]

Ann Pathol. 1997 Oct;17(5):340-2.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Intravascular lymphomatosis is characterized by a proliferation of malignant lymphoid cells within the lumen of arteriola, capillaria or venula. It is a very rare neoplasia (less than 200 cases reported). Many organs can be involved, but preferentially the central nervous system. The diagnosis is sometimes performed only by a post mortem study. We report a case of a 74 year-old man with biological markers of inflammation, progressive dyspnea and myalgia. A muscular biopsy revealed the diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / pathology*
  • Male
  • Muscle, Skeletal / pathology*
  • Vascular Neoplasms / pathology*