Sarcoidosis-lymphoma Syndrome

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the course of systemic sarcoidosis: A case report and review of 30 Japanese patients with sarcoidosis-lymphoma syndrome

“…1,2 Sarcoidosis has been known to be complicated rarely with lymphoma, and the condition is designated as sarcoidosis-lymphoma syndrome. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] In this report, we describe a patient with pathologically-proven sarcoidosis in the lung who later developed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and showed a good response to chemotherapy. We also reviewed 30 Japanese patients, including this case, with sarcoidosis who developed lymphoma in the literature.…”