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Plasmablastic lymphoma in childhood: A report of two cases
Abstract
Plasmablastic lymphoma is an aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma predominantly seen in adult patients. Only eight cases of plasmablastic lymphoma in children have been published to date. In this report, we present an additional two cases. The first patient was a 9-year-old girl presenting with a nasal mass, while the second was a 15-year-old girl with swelling of the right side of the face and proptosis. Both patients were HIV-positive.
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Jacqueline Goedhals, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State and National Health Laboratory Service, Bloemfontein, South Africa
David K Stones, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Michiel C Botha, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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Date published: 2014-02-05
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