Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma under the guise of chronic liver disease

Abstract

The article describes the case of diffuse B-cell lymphoma, which occurred under the guise of a chronic liver disease. In the presented clinical case, the disease debuted with hepatosplenomegaly syndrome with minimal cytolysis. Subsequently, against the background of lymphoproliferative disease, an infectious process (pneumonia) developed, which masked B-symptoms and made it difficult to verify the diagnosis. As a result, the tumor diagnosis was established on the basis of morphological examination of the surgical material (spleen) using histological and immunohistochemical methods.