Subcutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
We describe a patient with severe fatal histiocytic phagocytic panniculitis caused by a pleomorphic T-cell lymphoma. Analysis by polymerase chain reaction revealed clonality for both the T-cell receptor gamma-chain gene and the immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene. We also review 44 reported cases of primary or secondary lymphoma affecting the subcutaneous fat.
von den Driesch
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Department of Dermatology, University of Erlangen-Nümberg, Germany.
Staib
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G
Simon
M
M
Sterry
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D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D016410:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D015434:Panniculitis / Q000209:etiology