Extracavity primary effusion lymphoma presenting in a lymph node without lymphomatous effusions

• Main Authors: Ryan A. Metcalf (Author), Linlin Wang (Author), Phillip H. Deos (Author), Edward Chock (Author), Roger A. Warnke (Author), Yasodha Natkunam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a distinct clinicopathologic entity associated with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8), which usually presents as a lymphomatous body cavity effusion. Rare cases of PEL are extracavitary and manifest as a solid tumor mass. Here we report an unusual case of extracavitary PE...