Lymphomatoid granulomatosis of eyelid and brow with progression to lymphoma.
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis is an uncommon lymphoreticular disease that primarily involves the lungs, skin, and central nervous system and has a high mortality rate. This is the first report in the American literature of lymphomatoid granulomatosis with involvement of the skin of the eyelid and brow. After a protracted clinical course, the patient died of pulmonary complications.
Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
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Font
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Rosenbaum
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Smith
D005138:Eyebrows; D005143:Eyelids; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008230:Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*