Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3204821 Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2015 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

BackgroundPrimary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg type (cDLBCL-LT) is a well-defined entity of cutaneous B-cell lymphoma affecting predominantly elderly patients, mostly women. The typical clinical presentation is characterized by solitary or multiple, rapidly growing plaques or tumors on 1 leg (rarely both legs).ObjectiveWe sought to describe a new clinical variant of cDLBCL-LT that deviates from the conventional one.MethodsClinical, histopathologic, phenotypical, and molecular features of 3 cases of cDLBCL-LT presenting with patches or thin plaques were reviewed (all were women, aged 60, 62, and 87 years; lesions were located on the leg in all patients).ResultsThese patients presented with patches or thin plaques that represented the first manifestation of cDLBCL-LT. All 3 patients reported a history of long-standing lesions (present for 6, 9, and 18 months, respectively). Histology revealed moderately dense, perivascular infiltrates of small lymphocytes admixed with variable numbers of large cells that were CD20+, Bcl-2+, and MUM-1+.LimitationsThere were only a small number of cases.ConclusionsWe reported an unusual clinical presentation of cDLBCL-LT that deviates from the conventional one and that represents a formidable diagnostic challenge. Biopsy specimens of unusual patches/thin plaques or annular lesions should be obtained from the legs of adult patients if the lesions do not respond to conventional treatment.

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