title: Subcutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia arising at site of ethnic scarifications and mimicking subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma.
abstract: The case of a 40-year-old black man, who developed a very unusual tumour-like lymphoid hyperplasia involving primarily the subcutaneous tissue, is reported. The lesion, which arose at a site of tribal scarifications, displayed a deceptive morphology that closely resembled subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL). An accurate diagnosis could only be made following detailed immunohistochemical and molecular studies. Although SPTCL has been thought to represent a very specific clinicopathologic entity, the present case illustrates that its histological appearance can, however, be closely mimicked by reactive and benign conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, CHU Saint-Pierre/ULB-Institut Jules Bordet, 1 rue Héger-Bordet, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium. jldargent@hotmail.com
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Dargent
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diedhiou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lothaire
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Demunter
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lespagnard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Wolf-Peeters
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D016410:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*