Magda Mohamed Sultan
Alexandria University, Egypt
Title: Case report: A case of co-existent MDS-RAEB type 2 and stage IV Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Biography
Biography: Magda Mohamed Sultan
Abstract
The development of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) secondary to treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a common finding. In the literature we found some cases diagnosed with MDS and NHL simultaneously, other cases were first diagnosed as MDS with low risk IPSS and were managed only with an observational program and then they developed NHL later on with interval ranging from 5 month to 4 years. T-cell lymphoma has a higher incidence of coexistence with MDS compared to B-NHL. We are presenting a case of co-existing de novo myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) prior to therapy diagnosed by bone marrow aspiration, bone marrow trephine biopsy, immunophenotyping and immunohistochemistry.