Primary cutaneous anaplastic CD30 + large-cell lymphoma that completely regressed after incisional skin biopsy

Cutan Ocul Toxicol. 2011 Jun;30(2):163-6. doi: 10.3109/15569527.2010.534749. Epub 2010 Nov 18.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ki-1 Antigen / metabolism*
  • Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic / metabolism
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous*
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Skin Neoplasms / metabolism

Substances

  • Ki-1 Antigen