Abstract
We report the case of a patient who presented with painful nodular subcutaneous lesions on the lower limbs and episodes of high temperature (> 39.50°C). Histologic examination and immunohistochemical study of a biopsy specimen from a nodular lesion were consistent with the diagnosis of subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma, a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Diagnosis is made particularly difficult, especially in the early stages, by nonspecific clinical features shared by many types of panniculitis. Therefore, it seems advisable to consider the possibility of this type of lymphoma in all cases of panniculitis and to perform careful and continuous follow-up of all cases in which a clear diagnosis is not formulated at the outset, with regular repetition of skin biopsies at appropriate intervals.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 239-241 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Clinical Lymphoma and Myeloma |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2006 |
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Keywords
- Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
- Hemophagocytic syndrome
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cancer Research
- Hematology
- Oncology
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Subcutaneous panniculitis lymphoma : Erythema nodosum-Like. / Risulo, Massimiliano; Rubegni, Pietro; Sbano, Paolo; Sammassimo, Simona; De Nisi, Maria Caterina; Leoncini, Lorenzo; Miracco, Clelia; Fimiani, Michele.
In: Clinical Lymphoma and Myeloma, Vol. 7, No. 3, 11.2006, p. 239-241.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Risulo, Massimiliano
AU - Rubegni, Pietro
AU - Sbano, Paolo
AU - Sammassimo, Simona
AU - De Nisi, Maria Caterina
AU - Leoncini, Lorenzo
AU - Miracco, Clelia
AU - Fimiani, Michele
PY - 2006/11
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N2 - We report the case of a patient who presented with painful nodular subcutaneous lesions on the lower limbs and episodes of high temperature (> 39.50°C). Histologic examination and immunohistochemical study of a biopsy specimen from a nodular lesion were consistent with the diagnosis of subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma, a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Diagnosis is made particularly difficult, especially in the early stages, by nonspecific clinical features shared by many types of panniculitis. Therefore, it seems advisable to consider the possibility of this type of lymphoma in all cases of panniculitis and to perform careful and continuous follow-up of all cases in which a clear diagnosis is not formulated at the outset, with regular repetition of skin biopsies at appropriate intervals.
AB - We report the case of a patient who presented with painful nodular subcutaneous lesions on the lower limbs and episodes of high temperature (> 39.50°C). Histologic examination and immunohistochemical study of a biopsy specimen from a nodular lesion were consistent with the diagnosis of subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma, a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Diagnosis is made particularly difficult, especially in the early stages, by nonspecific clinical features shared by many types of panniculitis. Therefore, it seems advisable to consider the possibility of this type of lymphoma in all cases of panniculitis and to perform careful and continuous follow-up of all cases in which a clear diagnosis is not formulated at the outset, with regular repetition of skin biopsies at appropriate intervals.
KW - Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
KW - Hemophagocytic syndrome
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