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Case Report
Volume 13, Number 1, January 2022, pages 36-39
Lymphoepithelioma-Like Gastric Carcinoma and Gastric Involvement of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Two Rare Identities Coexisting in One Patient
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CLL: chronic lymphocytic leukemia; ECOG PS: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status. |
Progressive bone marrow failure with the development or aggravation of anemia and/or thrombocytopenia |
Massive or progressive or symptomatic splenomegaly |
Significantly enlarged or symptomatic or progressive lymphadenopathies |
Progressive lymphocytosis |
Autoimmune anemia and/or thrombocytopenia that is poorly responsive to corticosteroids or other standard therapies |
Symptomatic or functional extranodal involvement (e.g., skin, kidney, lung, spine) |
The presence of constitutive symptoms, one or more of the following signs or symptoms related to the disease: unintentional weight loss of 10% or more in the previous 6 months, significant fatigue (ECOG PS 2 or worse; inability to perform usual activities), fever over 38.0 °C for 2 weeks or more without signs of infection, and night sweats lasting more than a month with no sign of infection |