Rare provisional entity: primary cutaneous aggressive epidermotropic CD8+ cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma in a young woman
- 11st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- 23rd Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- 3Szent László Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
- 4Laboratory of Tumour Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics, Institute of Biotechnology, Bay Zoltan Foundation for Applied Research, Szeged, Hungary
- Dr L Reiniger, 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, H-1085 Budapest, Üllői út 26, Hungary; lillareiniger{at}yahoo.com
- Accepted 22 February 2008
Abstract
Primary cutaneous aggressive epidermotropic CD8+ cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma is a rare and provisional entity, characterised by cutaneous involvement and aggressive clinical behaviour. The case is here presented of a young woman with concurrent cutaneous and systemic involvement. Despite multi-agent chemotherapy, only partial remission could be achieved, and the patient died from therapy-resistant respiratory and circulatory failure. This case report is intended to add to the data collected on this rare entity, with only about 20 cases as yet described.
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Competing interests: None.
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