A Case of Secondary Cutaneous Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma.
- Author:
Na Reu SEUNG
1
;
Suck Joon JUNG
;
Eun Joo PARK
;
Chul Woo KIM
;
Hee Jin CHO
;
Kwang Ho KIM
;
Kwang Joong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea. kkj51818@hallym.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Secondary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
- MeSH:
Adult;
Arm;
B-Lymphocytes*;
Female;
Humans;
Lymph Nodes;
Lymphoma, B-Cell*;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2007;45(5):458-461
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cutaneous, diffuse, large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is characterized by a diffuse dermal infiltration which is composed of large centroblasts and immunoblasts. It is subdivided into a primary form arising from the skin and a secondary form which is metastasized from the lymph node. Secondary DLBCL has a more aggressive clinical course than the primary form. We report a 39-year-old female patient who presented with a 2 cm sized, erythematous, subcutaneous nodule on her left upper arm. She had been treated for brain-diffuse, large B-cell lymphoma which occurred 5 years before. The histopathologic and immunohistochemical examinations of the skin lesion also showed diffuse, large, B-cell lymphoma.
