El linfoma difuso de células grandes B (LDCGB) constituye 30 a 40% de los linfomas no Hodgkin (LNH) del adulto, se caracterizan por un patrón de crecimiento difuso reemplazando el tejido linfoide normal y el tamaño de las células es catalogado por el tamaño nuclear, según la actual clasificación d...
Se realizó una investigación cuantitativa descriptiva y transversal en un grupo de pacientes con linfoma Hodgkin para determinar la relación entre funcionalidad familiar y los estilos de vida saludable. Se usaron los instrumentos Escala de Evaluación de la Funcio-nalidad Familiar y el Health Promotin...
Resumen Objetivo: Describir una causa poco común de síndrome de falla cardiaca aguda como lo es el linfoma primario del corazón. Métodos: Presentación de un caso con antecedentes y cuadro clínico de ingreso, manejo instaurado y desenlace. Resultados y conclusiones: Los tumores cardiacos malig...
ABSTRACT The hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the only curative alternative for Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), but many patients are not eligible for this treatment, as there are several limiting factors, especially in the case of patients with low-risk MDS. The aim of this study is to ...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to investigate the association between oxidative stress and DNA damage with grafting time in patients submitted to autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT). The study included 37 patients submitted to autologous HSCT diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma (MM) ...
High levels of circulating EBV load are used as a marker of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD). There is no consensus regarding the threshold level indicative of an increase in peripheral EBV DNA. The aim of the study was to clinically validate a developed EBV quantification assay for e...
Abstract Lymphoproliferative disorders have increased in last decades. Immunohistochemistry analysis is required to categorize them in different clinical entities, as has been stablished by WHO. Advances in imaging have set the PET-CT as a standard staging procedure in most cases. Knowledge of the biolog...
Case Description: An 82-years old Hispanic woman with a past medical history significant for pulmonary thromboembolism on oral anticoagulation, rheumatoid arthritis, and hypertension developed a new onset thrombocytopenia. Clinical Findings: Small clonal B-cells populations (SCBP) also known as monoclona...