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Intravascular large B‐cell lymphoma of the cutaneous variant in Korea
Author(s) -
PARK JiHye,
LEE DongYoun,
KO YoungHye
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.01100.x
Subject(s) - intravascular large b cell lymphoma , hemophagocytosis , pathology , lymphoma , medicine , lung , bone marrow , pancytopenia
Intravascular large B‐cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare subtype of diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma. It is characterized by proliferation of malignant lymphoid cells within the small vessels of various organs. The skin and central nervous system are commonly involved although it occurs in other organs such as the kidneys, adrenals, lung and liver. In Western patients, there is a cutaneous variant of IVLBCL, which involves only the skin. However, the Asian variant, which rarely involves the skin, is associated with hemophagocytosis. It was reported in the majority of Japanese patients. Here, we report a case of the cutaneous variant of IVLBCL in a Korean individual.