Two cases of CD56 positive cutaneous lymphoma
- VernacularTitle:CD56+皮肤淋巴瘤二例
- Author:
Ping WANG
;
Yan SUN
;
Zhaoming WANG
;
Junhui ZHENG
;
Hong SHEN
;
Aie XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Lymphoma,T-cell,cutaneous;
Antigens,CD56;
Prognosis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Dermatology
2008;41(6):371-373
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In the first case, a 15-year-old girl presented with recurrent multiple erythematous edema,bullae and ulceration on the face and extremities for 3 years, which had developed into plaques and nodules on the face and trunk for 6 months. Histology revealed angiocentric and angiodestructive infiltrates with medium-sized atypical lymphoid cells positive for LCA, CD45RO, CD56 and EBV staining throughout the dermis. The patient was diagnosed with extra NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal-type. She subsequently had a rapid downhill clinical course with resistance to systemic chemotherapy, and died one month later. In the second case, a 44-year-old male was admitted to the hospital with progressive infiltrated mass on the right waist for 1 year, and a 4-month-history of lymphadenectasis. Histologically, there was a massive and dense infiltrate with middle and large-sized, CD4 and CD56-positive lymphoblastics throughout the dennis and subcutaneous tissue. A diagnosis of blastic NK-cell lymphoma was made. The patient was managed with surgical excision followed by systemic chemotherapy. He had been followed up and free of relapse till the time of this writing.CD56 positive cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders appear to be highly invasive.
