Radiotherapy in aggressive cutaneous pseudolymphoma: a case report and review of literature.
Pseudolymphoma is a nonspecific disease characterized by lesions with lymphomatous-appearing but benign accumulation of inflammatory cells. They generally present as small ulcero-nodular lesions confined to skin which often respond to local therapies. We describe an unusual presentation of an extensive and locally aggressive cutaneous pseudolymphoma in a 21-year-old male patient who presented with extensive cutaneous eruptions gradually progressing over 6 years to involve the entire circumference of his left arm. Magnetic resonance imaging scans of his left arm showed a lesion deeply infiltrating into the soft tissue reaching up to the humerus with intense periosteal reaction. He was successfully treated with radiotherapy after many failed attempts with surgery and chemotherapy.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
Deepa
D
Joseph
Department of Radiation Oncology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
Monica Malik
MM
Irukulla
Department of Radiation Oncology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
Syed Fayaz
SF
Ahmed
Department of Radiation Oncology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
Deepthi
D
Valiyaveettil
Department of Radiation Oncology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
Syed
S
Akram
Pseudolymphoma; Radiotherapy