FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA- rare case presentation in hiv
1. A RARE CASE OF HIV
ASSOCIATED
LYMPHOMA
UNIT – M6
CHIEF – DR. P. RAJAMAHENDRAN M.D., DCH
ASSISTNT PROFESSOR – DR.VIVEK RAJA M.D.,
DR. MAHESHWARI M.D.,
2. CASE HISTORY
• A 42 years old male patient admitted with C/O abdominal distention x 2 weeks, insidious onset,
involving all 4 quadrants
• H/o bilateral lower limb swelling, initially around ankle then progressed upto middle 1/3rd
of leg
• H/o fever (on & off) +
• No H/o decreased urine output
• No H/o facial puffiness
• No H/o chest pain
• No H/o cough with expectoration
3. • PAST HISTORY
• K/C/O Old PTB, treatment completed, 2 years back
• K/C/O PLWHA on ART x 3 years
• Not a K/C/OT2DM/SHTN/BA/ Seizure disorder
• PERSONAL HISTORY
• Known chronic alcoholic & smoker
4. • O/E
• Conscious
• Oriented
• Afebrile
• No pallor
• Not icteric
• No cyanosis, no clubbing
• BL pitting pedal edema
• Generalised lymphadenopathy
6. • EXAMINATION OF LYMPH NODES
• Multiple painless lymph nodes of
varying sizes over B/L axillary region
& B/L inguinal region, hard in
consistency, fixed to skin
• Skin over the nodes appear tense
with dilated subcutaneous veins
8. • Sr. LDH -50 U/L
• Ascitic fluid analysis
• Protein 4.9
• Albumin 2.7
• LDH 936
• Ascitic fluid cytology
• Smear studied shows few lymphocytes and many degenerated cells in a background of
necrosis and fluid
10. USG ABDOMEN & PELVIS
• Liver -12cm
• Gall bladder - Distented
• Spleen - 13cm
• Right kidney - 9.8 x 3.5 cm, increased echoes, CMD+,
• Left kidney – 10.2 x 3.5 cm , increased echoes, CMD+, BL HUN+
• Urinary bladder – Distended
• Prostate- normal
• FF in abdomen and pelvis
• Pancreas – multiple cyst seen
• Suggested CT abdomen
12. CTM OPINION
• IMP - PTB relapse/ PLWHA / HIV Associated lymphoma
• Advice
• To start ATT
• To continue ART drugs
17. • FNAC Inguinal node
• Smear showed high cellularity composed of dispersed predominantly monomorphus
population of intermediate to large cell with prominent nucleoli in a hemorrhagic background
• IMPRESSION – Suggestive of NON HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA
• Advised lymph node excision biopsy for further evaluation
20. TREATMENT GIVEN
• DIL
• Vitals monitoring
• Inj. 25 % D IVTDS
• IVF 2 unit NS @ 50ml/hr
• Inj. Piperazallin tazobactum 4.5gms IV TDS
• Inj.Thiamine 200mg IV OD
• ART – TLD regimen
21. DISCUSSION
• Follicular lymhoma is the second most frequent subtype
of nodal lymphoid malignancies in western Europe
• The annual incidence of this disease has rapidly
increased during the recent decades
• It is a neoplasm of follicle center B cell that is
composed of mixture of centrocytes and centroblasts
22. ETIOLOGY
• Genetics – chromosomal translocation
• Viruses – EBV, HTLT I, HHV 8
• Immunodeficiency state :
• Congential
• Acquired – HIV , Immunosuppresant drugs
23. PATHOGENESIS
• Follicular lymphoma is thought to arise from
germinal center B cells
• The pathogenesis of FL is incompletely
understood
• Approximately 85% of FL have t(14; 18), an
oncogene that blocks apoptosis, leading to
prolonged cell survival
26. CLINICAL PRESENTATION
• New painless lymphadenopathy
• Non tender, firm, rubbery in consisitency
• Mostly involves retroauricular, cervical, supraclavicular, axillary, inguinal, popliteal rarely
epitrochlear nodes
• Extranodal sites includes spleen, liver, bone marrow
• B symptoms – Fever > 38, night sweats, weight loss
• Anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia due to BM suppression
27. GRADING
• WHO morphological grading
• Grade I - < 5 centroblasts/ HPF
• Grade II – 6 to 15 centroblasts/HPF
• Grade III - > 15 centroblasts/HPF
• IIIa centrocyte still present
• IIIb fully contains centroblasts
29. LIMITED STAGE DISEASE
STAGE I : Involvement of a SINGLE lymph node region OR
IE: Involvement of a SINGLE EXTRALYPMHATIC site/organ
STAGE II: Involvement of TWO or more lymph node regions on the SAME SIDE of the
diaphragm OR
IIE: Involvement of ONE lymph region and one CONTIGUOUS EXTRALYMPHATIC
organ/site on the SAME side of the diaphragm
30. ADVANCED STAGE DISEASE
STAGE III : Involvement of lymph node regions on BOTH SIDES of the diaphragm OR
IIIS: Involvement of lymph node regions ABOVE the diaphragm along with involvement of the SPLEEN
STAGE IV : Diffuse/ disseminated involvement of one or more extralypmhatic organs/site with/without nodal
involvement
OR
NON CONTIGUOUS EXTRALYMPHATIC ORGAN involvement with nodal STAGE II disease
OR
Any extralymphatic involvement with nodal STAGE III
Involvement of any of these – CSF, bone marrow, liver , lungs
31. Follicular Lymphoma International prognostic Index- FLIPI
ADVERSE FACTORS
Age > 60yrs
No.of nodal sites involved >4
LDH>upper limit of normal
Ann Arbor Stage III-IV
Heamoglobin <12gm/dl
No.of Factors Risk Group 5-year OS(%) 10-yr OS(%) Prognosis
0-1 Low 91 71 Good
2 Intermediate 78 51 Moderate
3-5 High 52 36 Poor
32. TREATMENT
• Treatment of FL is not curative, except in early stage disease
• Since treatment is not curative, treat onlyif there are indications of treatment
33. GELF CRITERIA
• High tumor bulk defined by either
• A tumor > 7cm
• 3 nodes in 3 distinct areas each >3cm
• Symptomatic spleenic enlargement
• Organ compression
• Ascities or pleural effusion
• Presence of systemic symptoms
• Serum LDHG or ß2 macroglobulin above normal values
34. BNLI CRITERIA
• Rapid disease progression the preceeding 3 months
• Life threatening organ involvement
• Renal or liver infiltration
• Bone lesions
• Systemic symptoms or pruritic
• Hb< 10gm/dl orWBC < 3000/mm3 or platelet count < 1 lakh/ mm3 , related to marroe
involvement
35. CHEMO I MUNOTHERAPHY
• I – 3a : BR
• 3b : R-CHOP
• Maintanence with RITUXIMAB once in 3 months for 2 years
37. TREATMENT
• Waxing waning course- wait and watch low grade (I, II)
• Most radio sensitive
• Radiotherapy uesd for localised disease
• Involved field or extended field RT ranging from 35 to 50Gy
• Achieve remission in 50% patients