title: Coexistence of marginal zone cutaneous B-cell lymphoma and classic Hodgkin disease: does a biological relationship exist?
abstract: The coexistence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and Hodgkin disease (HD) in the same patient, although previously reported, is very unusual. This situation is extremely rare when the first diagnosis is a cutaneous B NHL, and exceptional if there is no personal background of cytostatic treatment. We report a 44-year-old man who developed cutaneous nodules over a period of two years. A marginal zone cutaneous B-cell lymphoma was diagnosed. On staging investigation a mass in the lingual tonsil was found and excision biopsy showed a classical Hodgkin lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain. egallo@aedv.es
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pérez-Gala
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fraga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adrados
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arranz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-Diez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aragüés
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*