S Satoh, T Saito, J Akiba, Y Kato, K Suzuki, M Yoshino, K Tajima, T Hayashi, T Kato
A 39-year-old man was admitted with massive ascites. Specimens of ascitic fluid contained numerous cells with a FAB-L3 appearance, and small noncleaved cell lymphoma morphology. These cells expressed CD10, CD19, CD20, CD38, CD45, HLA-DR, and IgM antigens, and were positive for IgM and c-myc protein in cytoplasmic immunostaining tests. Clonal rearrangements of IgH and c-myc genes were detected by Southern blot analysis. No mass lesions were found by physical examination, and systemic computed photography did not reveal enlargement of lymph nodes, spleen, or liver...
April 2000: [Rinshō Ketsueki] the Japanese Journal of Clinical Hematology