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Secondary T‐cell lymphoma presenting as a giant ulcer
Author(s) -
TAMGUCHI S.,
KONO T.,
TANII T.,
YOKOKAWA M.,
KOBAYASHI H.,
NAKAGAWA K.,
FURTJKAWA M.,
ISHII M.,
IM T.,
HAMADA T.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1992.tb00240.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , dermatology , t cell lymphoma , pathology
Summary Secondary cutaneous T‐cell lymphoma may present with various types of skin lesions, hut rarely produces ulceration in contrast to primary cutaneous T‐cell lymphoma. We report a case of malignant lymphoma of the tonsil that recurred as a giant cutaneous ulcer on the back of a 45‐year‐old man, Biopsy of the ulcer revealed a malignant lymphoma of diffuse, mixed‐cell type. Surface marker analysis of the tumour cells showed suppressor/cytotoxic T‐cell characteristics. The skin lesions were treated by electron beam therapy.