Cutaneous-type adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma presenting as a solitary large skin nodule: a review of the literature.
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) often involves the skin. Cases with skin lesions without either leukemic nor lymph node involvement have been categorized into a cutaneous type. While the clinical manifestations of the cutaneous-type ATLL are variable, including multiple papules, nodules, plaques, or erythroderma, a solitary skin nodule alone is rare, and only 2 cases have been reported in the literature. We present a 58-year-old Japanese patient with cutaneous-type ATLL that presented as a large, solitary skin nodule as the sole clinical feature. The skin tumor was completely resolved after treatment with x-ray and electron beam irradiation.
Shimizu
Satoko
S
Department of Dermatology, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan. satoko.shimizu@nifty.com
Yasui
Chikako
C
Koizumi
Kazuki
K
Ikeda
Hikaru
H
Tsuchiya
Kikuo
K
D006801:Humans; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012074:Remission Induction; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D014964:X-Ray Therapy