title: Primary cutaneous centrofollicular lymphoma with a good response to radiotherapy.
abstract: Primary cutaneous lymphomas have different clinical behavior and prognosis than systemic lymphomas of similar histological subtype. About 30% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas involve extranodal tissues, the skin being the second most affected body organ after the gastrointestinal tract (approximately 18%). According to the EORTC (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer) classification, the lymphoma centrofollicular is indolent, since the lesions increase in size slowly over the years and spread to extracutaneous sites is uncommon. Based on this, radiotherapy has been considered the treatment of choice by many studies. We present the case of a patient who had cutaneous centrofollicular scalp lymphoma for 1 year and showed good response to radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Rio de JaneiroRJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cláudia Medeiros dos Santos
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Camargo
authors.affiliation: Private Clinic, Rio de JaneiroRJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lislaine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bomm
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Brasília, Hospital Universitário de Brasília, BrasíliaDF, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leonardo Spagnol
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Radiotherapy Service, Rio de JaneiroRJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Daher
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Dermatopathology Department, Rio de JaneiroRJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria de Fátima Guimarães
authors.initials: Mde F
authors.lastname: Scotelaro
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Dermatology Department, Rio de JaneiroRJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luna Azulay
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Abulafia
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome