High Grade Plasmablastic Lymphoma of the Eyelid in a Young Male

• Published in: The Pan-American journal of ophthalmology Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 36 - 39
• Main Authors: Adriana Dávila Camargo, Moises Enghelberg, Guillermo Vera
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 01.01.2018

Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is a subtype of a rare and aggressive, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. It is usually associated with immunosuppression, HIV, or Epstein Barr virus and with a poor prognosis. It is characterized by a loss of the typical markers of mature B cells such as CD20 and expression of act...