Gray Zone Lymphoma Arising in the Neck of a Teenager With a Germline Mutation in TP53

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2019 Aug;41(6):e405-e408. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001308.

Abstract

Gray zone lymphoma is an aggressive disease for which appropriate management is still debated. We report a 15-year-old girl with a cervical mass, an enlarged ipsilateral tonsil, and anemia. Both sites showed hypermetabolism on F18-FG positron emission tomography/CT. Surgical resection was diagnostic of Epstein-Barr virus-negative gray zone lymphoma cervical and tonsillar involvement. No abnormality was found in cytogenetic analysis on tumor cells. However, exome sequencing in peripheral blood DNA revealed a germline mutation in TP53. Complete response was achieved after surgery and 6 cycles of rituximab with dose-adjusted etoposide, prednisone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, and doxorubicin regimen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Germ-Line Mutation*
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / genetics
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / pathology*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / therapy
  • Neck / pathology*
  • Palatine Tonsil / pathology*
  • Prognosis
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / genetics*

Substances

  • TP53 protein, human
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53