title: Two cases of localized B-cell lymphoma in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: We report 2 cases of localized B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma occurring on the face in AIDS patients. The tumors were limited to the skin and bone, without other involvement. They were characterized by an aggressive local behavior that caused infectious and compressive complications and resulted in fatal outcome. Knowledge of the possibility that lymphoma may remain localized in AIDS patients should prompt clinicians to perform a biopsy as soon as possible, regardless of the CD4 count. Indeed, early diagnosis might increase the efficacity of treatment and might avoid disastrous local complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Nice, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castanet
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lacour
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Taillan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perrin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garnier
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ortonne
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005546:Forehead / Q000473:pathology; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*