title: Primary cutaneous CD30-positive lymphoproliferative disorders.
abstract: Primary cutaneous CD30-positive (anaplastic) large T-cell lymphoma and lymphomatoid papulosis have many overlapping clinical, histologic, and immunophenotypic features. These entities are currently considered as parts of a spectrum of primary cutaneous CD30-positive lymphoproliferative disorders. We provide the clinician with practical guidelines for the diagnosis, management, and treatment of patients within this spectrum of primary cutaneous CD30-positive lymphoproliferative disorders. Most patients within this spectrum of disease have an excellent prognosis. Multi-agent chemotherapy should be reserved for patients who have extracutaneous disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, B1-Q-93 Leiden University, Medical Center Post Office Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands. willemze.dermatology@lumc.nl
authors.forename: Rein
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Willemze
authors.forename: Chris J L M
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Meijer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017728:Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D017731:Lymphomatoid Papulosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications