Journal of Hematology & Thrombosis

Case Report

An Atypical Case of Hepatosplenic T Cell Lymphoma

Gosnell HL1* and Stump MS123

1School of Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, USA
2Section of Pathology, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, USA
3Dominion Pathology Associates, USA
*Address for Correspondence: Gosnell HL, School of Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, 1 Riverside Circle, Suite 105, Roanoke, Virginia 24016, Virginia, USA, Phone: 252-241-4428; E-mail: haileylg@vt.edu
Submission: 07 July, 2020; Accepted: 19 August, 2020; Published: 21 August, 2020
Copyright: © 2020 Gosnell HL, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Hepatosplenic T cell lymphoma (HSTL) is a rare, aggressive subtype of extra-nodal lymphoma characterized by hepatosplenic presentation without lymphadenopathy that is typically seen in adolescents and young adults with a male predominance with bone marrow involvement. We present a case of a 55 year old woman with past history of pulmonary embolism, deep venous thrombosis and type II diabetes who complained of diffuse abdominal pain (worst in the LUQ) and lightheadedness. Ultimately, the patient was diagnosed with splenic hematoma and hemoperitoneum. This diagnosis necessitated splenectomy which revealed a markedly enlarged and ruptured spleen. Microscopic analysis with immunohistochemical stains showed a prominent abnormal T-cell population involving the splenic red pulp consistent with HSTL in this patient. Follow-up bone marrow biopsy was negative for involvement. We present this patient’s case due to her unique demographic and the atypical clinical features of her disease including lack of bone marrow presentation.