title: Cutaneous-type adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma presenting as a solitary large skin nodule: a review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan. satoko.shimizu@nifty.com
authors.forename: Satoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Chikako
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yasui
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: Hikaru
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Kikuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
mesh_terms: 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