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Case Reports
. 2022 Jan 1;47(1):e37-e38.
doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003805.

Orbital Plasmablastic Lymphoma: A Rare Variant of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Staged and Followed Up by 18F-FDG PET/CT

Himanshu Bansal  1 , Mudalsha Ravina  1 , Pradeep Kumar Chandrakar  2 , Tinu Thadiyananickal Lukose  1 , Sarin Krishna  1
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Orbital Plasmablastic Lymphoma: A Rare Variant of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Staged and Followed Up by 18F-FDG PET/CT

Himanshu Bansal et al. Clin Nucl Med. .

Abstract

Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is a rare and aggressive variant of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma which is associated with HIV infection. Recently, it has also been reported in immunocompetent and solid organ transplant patients. PBL commonly presents in extranodal regions such as oral cavity, digestive tract, and skin. Orbital involvement by PBL is extremely rare with only few reports in the literature. We present a case of PBL involving the bilateral orbits in an immunocompetent patient with 1-year follow-up on 18F-FDG PET/CT scan.

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