title: Treatment of primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma with radiotherapy.
abstract: Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas (PCBCL) are rare and constitute 5-10% of all cutaneous lymphomas. In patients with PCBCL presenting with solitary or localized skin lesions, radiotherapy is the preferred treatment. Two patients who were treated with 4 MeV electrons, both obtained remission for 51 months. Unfortunately, at the last visit one patient relapsed on the border of the radiotherapy field and was re-treated with a generous irradiation field in 2004. Complete response was obtained again. Thus, for localized PCBCL, radiotherapy alone is an effective treatment.
authors: Department of Radiation Oncology, Gülhane Military Medicine Academy, Turkey.
authors: H Cüneyt
authors: HC
authors: Ulutin
authors: Bekir
authors: B
authors: Oztürk
authors: Onder
authors: O
authors: Ongürü
authors: Okan
authors: O
authors: Kuzhan
authors: Fikret
authors: F
authors: Arpaci
authors: Ahmet
authors: A
authors: Ozet
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*