Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma: US and CT findings in three patients.
Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL) is a rare disorder. We examined two females and one male with multiple soft-tissue masses in the abdominal wall. One of these three patients also had soft-tissue masses in the right thigh and right buttock. The histologic diagnosis was revealed as SPTCL in all three cases. The ultrasound (US) findings in two of these cases were diffuse, ill-defined hyperechoic areas with a linear vascular signal. The findings of the abdominal and pelvic computed tomography (CT) scanning with contrast enhancement were multiple enhancing nodules with an infiltrative pattern of peripheral subcutaneous fat layer in all three cases. We report US and CT findings of SPTCL in these three patients.
Kang
Byeong Seong
BS
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, 290-3 Jeonha-dong, Dong-gu, Ulsan 682-714, South Korea. kangbs0708@freechal.com
Choi
Seong Hoon
SH
Cha
Hee Jeong
HJ
Jung
Yoong Ki
YK
Lee
Jong Hwa
JH
Jeong
Ae Kyung
AK
Shin
Shang Hun
SH
Kwon
Woon Jung
WJ
D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002081:Buttocks; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015434:Panniculitis / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013848:Thigh; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography