title: Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma: US and CT findings in three patients.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Byeong Seong
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Seong Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Hee Jeong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: Yoong Ki
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Jong Hwa
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ae Kyung
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Shang Hun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Woon Jung
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: 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