Table 4.

Review of previously reported cases of T-cell LPD in patients with CAEBV infection

Reference Age/ sex Ethnic origin Time to lymphoma Clinical presentation Histopathologic featuresPhenotype EBV status TCR status Therapy and outcome
Jones et al26 2/M  NS  6 y Fever, dyspnea, pulmonary infiltrates  Pulmonary large cell lymphoma  CD4+, HLA-DR+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β R  CHOP: dead at 18 d  
 3/F  NS  1 y  Diarrhea, gastric pain, abdominal distension, generalized lymphadenopathy  Systemic involvement by lymphoblastic lymphoma  CD4+, HLA-DR+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β γ R Steroids, acyclovir; dead at several days  
 55/M  NS 1 y  Gluten enteropathy for 19 y; nodular erythematous skin lesions  Skin and systemic inv by peripheral T-cell lymphoma/LYG4-150 UCHL-1+ EBV+ ND  Steroids and cyclophosphamide; dead at several months  
Kikuta et al29 1/M  Asian  1 y  Fever, generalized lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, pneumonitis, coronary aneurysms NS: Only peripheral blood analyzed CD4+HLA-DR+ EBV+ ND No follow-up given  
Ishihara et al28 2/M Asian  8 y  Fever, hepatosplenomegaly, progressive hepatic dysfunction  NS. Peripheral lymphocytosis, only peripheral blood analyzed  CD4+, HLA-DR+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β R  Steroids, acyclovir Dead at 26 d  
Bonagura et al31 10/F  NS  6 y  Generalized lymphadenopathy, ascites, maxillary and ethmoid sinus infiltration & frontal lobe lesions by CT scans  Nodal T-cell lymphoma, NOS CD4+, HLA-DR+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β R  Steroids, acyclovir Dead shortly after  
Tanaka et al32 2/M  Asian 9 y  Multiple nodular lung infiltrates, hemophysis Pulmonary large cell lymphoma, angiocentric  CD4+, HLA-DR+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β G Antiviral agents and interferon Dead shortly after  
Kanegane et al30 2/F  Asian  2 y Generalized lymphadenopathy  Nodal T-cell lymphoma, NOS CD45RO+, CD4+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β,γ R  Vincristine and prednisone Clinical remission  
 11/M  Asian  5 mo High fever, hepatosplenomegaly, parotid swelling  Nodal T-cell lymphoma, NOS  CD45RO+, CD4+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β,γ R  α-interferon, cyclosporin A, etoposide, steroids Dead at 2 y and 4 mo  
Ohshima et al27 52/M  Asian  5 y Lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly  Nodal T-cell lymphoma, NOS ND  EBV+ ND  Dead, time unspecified  
 12/F  Asian  11 mo  Lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly NK leukemia  CD56+ EBV+, clonal TCR-β,γ G  Dead, time unspecified  
 23/F Asian  6 mo  Hepatosplenomegaly  NK leukemia CD56+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β,γ G  Dead, time unspecified  
Kawaguchi et al41 13/F  Asian  20 mo  Hepatosplenomegaly fever, pancytopenia  Bone marrow lymphocytosis  CD45RO+, TCRβ+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β,γ G Dead at 20 months 
Reference Age/ sex Ethnic origin Time to lymphoma Clinical presentation Histopathologic featuresPhenotype EBV status TCR status Therapy and outcome
Jones et al26 2/M  NS  6 y Fever, dyspnea, pulmonary infiltrates  Pulmonary large cell lymphoma  CD4+, HLA-DR+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β R  CHOP: dead at 18 d  
 3/F  NS  1 y  Diarrhea, gastric pain, abdominal distension, generalized lymphadenopathy  Systemic involvement by lymphoblastic lymphoma  CD4+, HLA-DR+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β γ R Steroids, acyclovir; dead at several days  
 55/M  NS 1 y  Gluten enteropathy for 19 y; nodular erythematous skin lesions  Skin and systemic inv by peripheral T-cell lymphoma/LYG4-150 UCHL-1+ EBV+ ND  Steroids and cyclophosphamide; dead at several months  
Kikuta et al29 1/M  Asian  1 y  Fever, generalized lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, pneumonitis, coronary aneurysms NS: Only peripheral blood analyzed CD4+HLA-DR+ EBV+ ND No follow-up given  
Ishihara et al28 2/M Asian  8 y  Fever, hepatosplenomegaly, progressive hepatic dysfunction  NS. Peripheral lymphocytosis, only peripheral blood analyzed  CD4+, HLA-DR+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β R  Steroids, acyclovir Dead at 26 d  
Bonagura et al31 10/F  NS  6 y  Generalized lymphadenopathy, ascites, maxillary and ethmoid sinus infiltration & frontal lobe lesions by CT scans  Nodal T-cell lymphoma, NOS CD4+, HLA-DR+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β R  Steroids, acyclovir Dead shortly after  
Tanaka et al32 2/M  Asian 9 y  Multiple nodular lung infiltrates, hemophysis Pulmonary large cell lymphoma, angiocentric  CD4+, HLA-DR+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β G Antiviral agents and interferon Dead shortly after  
Kanegane et al30 2/F  Asian  2 y Generalized lymphadenopathy  Nodal T-cell lymphoma, NOS CD45RO+, CD4+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β,γ R  Vincristine and prednisone Clinical remission  
 11/M  Asian  5 mo High fever, hepatosplenomegaly, parotid swelling  Nodal T-cell lymphoma, NOS  CD45RO+, CD4+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β,γ R  α-interferon, cyclosporin A, etoposide, steroids Dead at 2 y and 4 mo  
Ohshima et al27 52/M  Asian  5 y Lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly  Nodal T-cell lymphoma, NOS ND  EBV+ ND  Dead, time unspecified  
 12/F  Asian  11 mo  Lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly NK leukemia  CD56+ EBV+, clonal TCR-β,γ G  Dead, time unspecified  
 23/F Asian  6 mo  Hepatosplenomegaly  NK leukemia CD56+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β,γ G  Dead, time unspecified  
Kawaguchi et al41 13/F  Asian  20 mo  Hepatosplenomegaly fever, pancytopenia  Bone marrow lymphocytosis  CD45RO+, TCRβ+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β,γ G Dead at 20 months 
F4-150

LYG, lymphomatoid granulomatosis. This case in current terminology most probably corresponds to enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma.

CAEBV indicates chronic active EBV infection; NS, not specified; TCR, T-cell receptor (R, rearranged; G, germline); NOS, not otherwise specified.