Zeynep Türe, Hülya Akgün, Hayati Demiraslan

A rare case of lymphoma diagnosed with performing liver biopsy due to chronic Hepatitis B

Hepatit B virüsü (HBV) Türkiye de dahil olmak üzere dünya çapında, ciddi bir problemdir. Virüsün hepatotropik ve lenfotropik özelliğinin olması, en yaygın görülen primer malignitesi olan hepatosellüler kanser (HCC) ve lenfoma riskini artırmaktadır. Lenfoma hastalarında HBV taşıyıcılığı sıklığının fazla olduğunu gösteren çeşitli çalışmalar mevcuttur. Bu vakada kronik hepatit B ile takip edilen karaciğer biyopsisi sonunda lenfoma tanısı alan olgu sunulmuştur

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Lenfoma, hepatit B, biyopsi

A rare case of lymphoma diagnosed with performing liver biopsy due to chronic Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a huge problem in the worldwide as well as in Turkey. It has hepatotrophic and lymphotropic capacity, and can cause hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and lymphoma. HCC is the most prevalent primary malignity of liver. Some studies have been reported that HBV is more common in patient with lymphoma. We present a case with lymphoma diagnosed with liver biopsy which was performed for chronic HBV infection.

Keywords:

Lymphoma, hepatitis B, biopsy,

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