Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma located on the face and hard palate Case report

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Published: Sep 30, 2014
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B-cell lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, face and hard palate lymphoma

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Piotr Brzeziński
Military Ambulatory, 6th Military Support Unit, Ustka, Poland
Anca Chiriac
Apollonia University Iasi, Dermato-Physiology Department, Iasi, Romania
Radu Budurca
Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Gr. T. Popa”, Iasi, Romania
Anca E. Chiriac
University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Gr. T. Popa”, Iasi, Romania
Tudor Pinteala
University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Gr. T. Popa”, Iasi, Romania
Luminita Ivan
Department of Pathology, CF Hospital, Iasi, Romania
Liliana Foia
Department of Biochemistry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Gr. T. Popa”, Iasi, Romania

Abstract

Introduction: Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas represent primary cutaneous lymphomas. The World Health Organization-European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer defines primary cutaneous B-cell limphomas as malignant lymphomas that are confined to the skin at presentation after complete staging procedures.


Case report: We report a case of a woman with a cutaneous nodular B-cell lymphoma of the face, with very slow evolution that could easily be misdiagnosed. The patient had two non-ulcerated nodules on the left part of the face. A histological examination on both pieces following surgical excision showed a diffuse infiltrate of atypical B cells. The patient was subsequently directed to the Oncology Department for further investigation, but she died 24 hours afterwards due to one of the acute possible complications of the disease: pulmonary embolism.


Conclusion: Cutaneous B-cell lymphoma is an unusual and rare skin neoplasm with a great range of clinical presentations and this is an alarm sign for apparent common skin lesion.

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Brzeziński P, Chiriac A, Budurca R, Chiriac AE, Pinteala T, Ivan L, Foia L. Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma located on the face and hard palate. OncoReview [Internet]. 2014Sep.30 [cited 2024Apr.29];4(3(15):113-6. Available from: https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/OncoReview/article/view/369
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