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Journal ArticlePublication Date
2020-04-07Keywords
Cutaneous Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphomacutaneous lymphomas
Dermatology
Hematology
Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases
Neoplasms
Oncology
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
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Cutaneous B-cell lymphomas (CBCL) are rare heterogeneous neoplastic diseases composing about 22.5% of all cutaneous lymphomas. These diseases can be divided into primary and secondary cutaneous variants with primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma (PCBCL) divided into three distinct entities including primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma, primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma, and primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg type (PCDLBCL, LT). Secondary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (CDLBCL) and PCDLBCL, LT are more aggressive neoplasms compared to the aforementioned CBCL with survival rates of 37% and 50% after 5 years, respectively. CDLBCL can present as cutaneous or subcutaneous nodules, papular lesions, or indurated plaques. Here, we present a case of CDLBCL of an 88-year-old female that was mistaken for lower extremity cellulitis with phlegmon. Our patient failed two courses of antibiotic therapy as an outpatient and received a third as an inpatient before a cutaneous biopsy clinched the diagnosis.Source
Awad M, Holzwanger E, Jubbal S. A Unique Presentation of Cutaneous Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. Case Rep Dermatol Med. 2020 Apr 7;2020:8310602. doi: 10.1155/2020/8310602. PMID: 32318298; PMCID: PMC7166262. Link to article on publisher's site
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10.1155/2020/8310602Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/41425PubMed ID
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Copyright © 2020 Mary Awad et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Distribution License
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10.1155/2020/8310602
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