title: Is it lymphoma or lymphomatoid papulosis?
abstract: Distinguishing malignancy from premalignant conditions can be difficult. Controversy surrounds both the clinical and histologic criteria used to distinguish lymphomatoid papulosis, a benign disorder, from CD30+ anaplastic large-cell lymphoma. Three case histories illustrate important points in categorizing different lymphoproliferative disorders as benign or malignant. We emphasize a multidisciplinary approach to improve diagnosis and patient management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, MA, USA.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Demierre
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kadin
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Koh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017728:Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D017731:Lymphomatoid Papulosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*