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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

Table

Table 1. Progression Criteria of CLL, Defined by the iwCLL (International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)
 
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