Systemic Weber-Christian Disease and Thrombocythemia Terminating in Reticulum-cell Sarcoma
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- 1 July 1974
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 62 (1) , 88-93
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/62.1.88
Abstract
A 62-year-old Caucasian woman with idiopathic thrombocythemia treated with P-32 and chlorambucil developed Weber-Christian disease and reticulum-cell sarcoma 9 years and 6 months, respectively, before death. She also had a long history of hypogammaglobulinemia, rheumatoid arthritis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Necropsy revealed healed subcutaneous and active visceral panniculitis, a diffuse necrotizing angiitis, and extramedullary hematopoiesis. A review of the pathologic findings in Weber-Christian disease is presented. It is suggested that the development of the reticulum-cell sarcoma is related to thrombocythemia, treatment with P-32, prolonged chlorambucil therapy, and hypogammaglobulinemia.Keywords
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