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Revista Archivo Médico de Camagüey

On-line version ISSN 1025-0255

Abstract

CAMPOLLO RODRIGUEZ, Idalmis; SOCARRAS LABORDA, Mauricio  and  CASTRO SANCHEZ, Patricia Alejandra. Large B-cell skin lymphoma of the legs: a case presentation. AMC [online]. 2011, vol.15, n.6, pp.1037-1045. ISSN 1025-0255.

Introduction: B-cell  primary  skin  lymphomas  are defined  as  neoplastic  proliferation  of  B-cell  originated  on  the  skin.  Large  B-cell  lymphoma  of  the  leg  is  an  aggressive  lymphoma  with  predominance  of large  B-cell that  appear  in  lower  limbs. There are multiple classifications with different varieties. Due to the accessibility of the  skin,  it  is  very  easy  to  perform  a  biopsy  and  obtain  samples  of  early  lesions  that  are  difficult  to  diagnose.  Objective:  to  report  a  case  of  large  B-cell  skin  lymphoma  of the  leg. Clinical  Case: a 72 year-old,  white  man, came  to  the  hospital  complaining  of  several  tumors  on  the legs  that had appeared  many  months  before.  He  was  diagnosed  a  large  B-cell  skin  lymphoma  of  the  leg. Conclusions:  large B-cell skin  lymphoma  of  the leg is an  infrequent  disease  that  represents  a  different  clinical  and  histological  subtype  of  extranodular  lymphoma. It is  no  painful  with  good  recovery and  prognosis  but  its  cellular  classification  and  origin is  controversial. Diagnosis is based on clinical and histopathologic examination. This  disease  is  treated  with  combination of chemotherapy  and  other alternatives  such  as monoclonal  antibodies  therapy.

Keywords : LIMPHOMA, B-CELL; LEG; AGED; CASE STUDIES; BIOPSY, NEEDLE.

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