Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma of the nasal tip in a child

Pediatr Dermatol. 2011 Sep-Oct;28(5):570-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01245.x. Epub 2010 Sep 1.

Abstract

A 4-year-old boy with primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma located on the nasal tip is presented. The lesion healed spontaneously in 4 months without any evidence of residual disease. Cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma, though rare in children, may occur, and should be considered when a rapidly growing ulcerating skin lesion appears.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Primary Cutaneous Anaplastic Large Cell / pathology*
  • Male
  • Nose Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Remission, Spontaneous
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*