title: T-cell lymphoma presenting as a rapidly enlarging tumor on the lower eyelid.
abstract: Lymphoma or leukemia skin lesions as a secondary site of disease are quite common; however, to discover a cutaneous Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphoma is very unusual. To find a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma on the skin of the face is a rarity. Because the condition is so rare and difficult to diagnose and treat, we report the case of a young man with a T-cell lymphoma with atypical and anaplastic cells on the lower eyelid. The patient was treated with 4 cycles of chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, and the tumor was resolved after 6 weeks. Our case was clinically suggestive of a rapidly enlarging malignant lymphoma on the eyelid. If the lymphomas are detected at an early stage the prognosis for survival is favorable. A few forms of treatment are possible, either surgical treatment, or radiotherapy and chemotherapy, where response to the treatment is better.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Onesti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazzocchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Leo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Scuderi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005143:Eyelids; D006801:Humans; D016410:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011878:Radiotherapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone