title: Primary cutaneous anaplastic CD30 + large-cell lymphoma that completely regressed after incisional skin biopsy.
abstract: We describe a 48-year-old woman with three erythematous nodules localized on the left forearm, with 2 months evolution. Histological and immunohistochemical examination revealed a CD30(+) large-cell lymphoma. Systemic involvement was not detected. The tumor regressed spontaneously within a week, after the incisional skin biopsy. In control skin biopsy, there was not any histological feature of lymphoma. No reactivation or any symptom of systemic disease was observed during the 10-month follow-up period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gulsum
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gencoglan
authors.forename: Ferdi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: Isil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Inanir
authors.forename: Mine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miskioglu
authors.forename: Peyker
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Temiz
authors.forename: Kamer
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gunduz
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017730:Ki-1 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism*; D017728:Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D008875:Middle Aged; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D017730:Ki-1 Antigen