Primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma

An Bras Dermatol. 2017 Sep-Oct;92(5):701-703. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175457.

Abstract

Cutaneous lymphomas are classified according to their cellular origin into T-cell lymphoma and B-cell lymphoma. The annual incidence rate is 0.3 per 100,000 population. We report a case of a 56-year-old male patient who presented with a two-month history of nodules of varying sizes, some ulcerated, on the face, abdomen, and upper limbs. Histopathological examination and immunohistochemical study confirmed the diagnosis of primary cutaneous centrofollicular lymphoma. Studies have shown an increased incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphomas in the last decade. We report an infrequent case that should be kept as a differential diagnosis of patients with nodules and cutaneous papules.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lymphoma, Follicular / drug therapy
  • Lymphoma, Follicular / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*