Case Report

Year : 2020 | Volume : 4 | Issue : 1 | Page : 10 - 12

Hepatosplenic T‐cell lymphoma: A clinical diagnostic challenge

Nalini Bansal, Ankush Pawar1, Pankaj Puri1, Subrat Acharya1

Department of Histopathology, SRL Ltd, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, 1 Department of Gastroenterology, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute,New Delhi, India

Address for correspondence:

Dr. Nalini Bansal, SRL Ltd, Fortis Escort Heart Institute, Okhla, New Delhi, India.

E‐mail: drnalinibansal@yahoo.com

Abstract

Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma (HSTCL) is a rare variant of T-cell lymphoma and comprises less than 5% of all peripheral T-cell lymphomas. These lymphomas have an aggressive course and dismal prognosis. We report a case of a 28-year-old male who presented with repeated episodes of fever and abdominal pain. Ultrasonography revealed hepatosplenomegaly. Liver biopsy performed showed sinusoidal lymphoid cell infiltration of the T-cell immunophenotype with aberrant antigen loss. The case was finally diagnosed as HSTCL.

Keywords: Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma

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How to cite this article:

Bansal N, Pawar A, Puri P, Acharya S. Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma: A clinical diagnostic challenge. Int J Clinicopathol Correl 2020;4:10-2.