Primary Skeletal Muscle Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma: An Autopsy Case Report and Review of the Literature

Intern Med. 2021 Oct 15;60(20):3309-3315. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.7391-21. Epub 2021 May 7.

Abstract

Primary skeletal muscle lymphoma is extremely uncommon, and there have only been eight previous case reports on primary skeletal muscle peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (PSM-PTCL, NOS). We herein report an autopsy case of a 71-year-old woman with PSM-PTCL, NOS, who had a 24-year history of systemic sclerosis treated with immunosuppressive drugs. A post-mortem examination revealed infiltration of lymphoma cells positive for T-cell markers, cytotoxic markers, and p53. This case was considered to be one of other iatrogenic immunodeficiency-associated lymphoproliferative disorder (OIIA-LPD). This is the first case categorized under both PSM-PTCL, NOS, and OIIA-LPD.

Keywords: autopsy; not otherwise specified; other iatrogenic immunodeficiency-associated lymphoproliferative disorders; peripheral T-cell lymphoma; primary skeletal muscle lymphoma; systemic sclerosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Autopsy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral* / diagnosis
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders*
  • Muscle, Skeletal

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents