Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas.
Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas are malignant B-cell lymphomas that clinically originate in the skin. These lymphomas have a different clinical behavior and prognosis than primary node-based lymphomas of the same histologic subtype. Within the group of primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas some well-defined clinicopathologic entities can be recognized including primary cutaneous follicle center cell lymphomas, primary cutaneous immunocytomas and cutaneous intravascular B-cell lymphomas. In this review the clinical and histologic features of these lymphomas will be discussed and guidelines for the treatment will be presented.
Department of Dermatology, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Willemze
D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*