Case Report

CD7-Positive Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Presenting as an Intranasal Tumor

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of CD7-positive B-cell lymphoma.

Case No.AgeSexHistologyCell of originMain site(s) of involvementStageExtranodal involvementTreatmentResponseStatusFollow-up (months)Detection methodReferences

Case 154FDLBCLNon-GCInguinal LNIIAR-CHOPCRAlive, CRNAFCM, IHCSangle et al.
Case 266MDLBCLNAThoracic cavityIA+CHOP + RTPRDied of diseaseNAFCM, IHCTomita et al.
Case 347MNon-Hodgkin lymphomaNAIntra-abdominal massIVA+High dose CHOPPDDied of disease5FCMTakahashi et al.
Case 464MDLBCLGCCecumIIA+Surgery + R-CHOPCRAlive, CR68IHCTsuyama et al.
Case 566FDLBCLNon-GCAxillary LNIVB+R-CHOP + RTPDDied of disease, refractory24FCM, IHCTsuyama et al.
Case 662FDLBCLGCNasal cavityIIA+R-CHOPPRAlive with disease, relapse34FCM, IHCTsuyama et al.
Case 782MDLBCLNon-GCNasal cavityIA+R-CHOPCRAlive, CR45FCM, IHCTsuyama et al.
Case 864MDLBCLNon-GCOrbitIB+R-CHOPPDDied of disease2FCM, IHCTsuyama et al.
Case 981MDLBCLNon-GCSoft tissue of legIVA+R-CHOPCRDied of disease, relapse40FCM, IHCTsuyama et al.
Case 1055MDLBCLNon-GCCervical LNIVA+R-CHOPCRDied of disease, relapse12FCM, IHCTsuyama et al.
Case 1165MDLBCLNon-GCProstateIVA+R-CHOPCRAlive, CR49FCM, IHCTsuyama et al.
Case 1274MDLBCLNon-GCNasal cavityIA+R-CHOP + RTCRAlive, CR18FCMOur case

M, male; F, female; DLBCL, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; GC, germinal centre; LN, lymph node; CR, complete response; PR, partial response; PD, progressive disease; NA, not available; FCM, flow cytometry; IHC, immunohistochemistry.