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Case Reports
. 2017 Jan;30(1):76-77.
doi: 10.1080/08998280.2017.11929537.

Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma

Mangalapilly T Sugeeth  1 , Geetha Narayanan  1 , Arundhathi V Jayasudha  1 , Rekha A Nair  1
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Case Reports

Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma

Mangalapilly T Sugeeth et al. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2017 Jan.

Abstract

Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL) is a rare form of skin lymphoma that is localized primarily to the subcutaneous adipose tissue without involvement of the lymph nodes. Clinically, the skin lesions mimic lipomas, while histologically they resemble panniculitis. We report a case of a young woman with SPTCL. She achieved complete remission after combination chemotherapy.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(a) Erythematous skin lesions in the left upper limb. (b) Magnetic resonance imaging of the right and left arms, axial view, showing lesions in the skin and the subcutaneous plane of both arms.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
(a) Skin biopsy showing the subcutaneous tissue infiltrated with atypical lymphoid cells. (b) Tumor cells showing CD3 positivity. (c) Tumor cells showing perforin positivity.
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