OncoTargets and Therapy (Aug 2021)
Simultaneous Follicular Lymphoma and Myelofibrosis: Report of a Case with Review of the Literature
Abstract
Ling-zhijie Kong,1,2 Jing Li,3 Rui-Cang Wang,1 Lin Kang,4 Qiang Wei,5 Yan Li1 1Department of Haematology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China; 2Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Hematology, Hebei Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Pathology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yan LiDepartment of Haematology, Hebei General Hospital, No. 348, Heping West Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050051, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86 18931866300Email [email protected]: Myelofibrosis (MF) is often associated with chronic myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome and primary myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN), but few number cases of malignant lymphoma with myelofibrosis was reported, and a few cases about follicular lymphoma with MF were found. Here we described a case of follicular lymphoma (FL) complicated by myelofibrosis.Case Presentation: A 43-year-old man was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma (FL) complicated by MF, besides, the lymphoma staging of this patient was AnnArbor IV B. The cytokines of plated-derived growth factor (PDGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (b-FGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-2 (IL-2), and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) were positive, while JAK2V617F, MPL, and CALR mutations were negative. After first course of chemotherapy, the peripheral blood and MF improved. The systemic superficial lymph nodes and spleen were significantly narrowed after the third cycle of chemotherapy.Conclusion: The production of various cytokines, such as b-FGF, TNF-α, TGF-β, PDGF, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, may contribute to the development of MF.Keywords: follicular lymphoma, myelofibrosis, immunohistochemistry, cytokines
