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Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma presenting as Richter's syndrome with cerebral involvement in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Robert PuckrinPaula PopZeina GhorabJulia KeithLisa ChodirkerYulia LinJeannie Callum
Published in: Clinical case reports (2017)
Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is an aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma which can present with B symptoms, rash, and neurological deterioration. Up to 10% of cases of IVLBCL are associated with other hematological neoplasms, including this extremely rare presentation of IVLBCL as Richter's transformation in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Keyphrases
  • chronic lymphocytic leukemia
  • diffuse large b cell lymphoma
  • case report
  • coronary artery
  • subarachnoid hemorrhage
  • cerebral ischemia
  • sleep quality
  • blood brain barrier