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Cutaneous presentation of recurrence of lymphoepithelioid T‐cell lymphoma (Lennert's lymphoma)
Author(s) -
Massone C.,
Basso M.,
Rongioletti F.
Publication year - 2005
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.1365-2230.2004.01696.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , lymph node , epithelioid cell , trunk , histiocyte , pathology , presentation (obstetrics) , dermatology , radiology , immunohistochemistry , ecology , biology
Summary Lennert's lymphoma (LL) is a T‐cell lymphoma characterized by the presence of atypical T lymphocytes, admixed with histiocytes and epithelioid granulomas. Patients present with superficial lymph node involvement, mainly in the cervical areas; thoracic adenopathies and involvement of deep abdominal lymph nodes are rare. Cutaneous involvement is infrequent, reported to occur in only 4–11% of patients, and even rarer is the onset of cutaneous lesions as first sign of a recurrence. We report a female patient who presented with papules and nodules on the trunk and upper limbs as the first manifestation of recurrent LL.