Primary cutaneous marginal-zone lymphoma.
Primary cutaneous B cell lymphomas (PCBCL) are thesecond most common type of primary cutaneouslymphoma. The three main types of PCBCL areprimary cutaneous marginal-zone lymphoma(PCMZL), primary cutaneous follicle-centerlymphoma, and primary cutaneous diffuse largeB-cell lymphoma, leg type. PCMZL has an indolentcourse with a five-year survival rate approaching99%. Lesions most often present on the trunk or armas erythematous-to-violaceous papules, plaques, ornodules. Approximately one-half of patients havesolitary skin lesions. Treatment options includesurgery, radiation, and topical, intralesional orsystemic therapy. We present the case of a 33-yearoldHispanic woman with firm, pruritic, pink papuleson the forehead and cheeks, who was diagnosedwith PCMZL.
Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, NYU School of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center.
Joshua
J
Farhadian
Vtaly
V
Terushkin
Shane A
SA
Meehan
Jo-Ann
JA
Latkowski
D000328:Adult; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology