Erschienen in:
09.12.2019 | Case Report
Intragluteal Cleft Ulcer: a Rare Presentation of Primary Cutaneous Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
verfasst von:
Abhinav Shekhar, Chitranjan Prasad Sinha, Dipendra Kumar Sinha, Sanjay Kumar Yadav, Tarak Baxla
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Sonderheft 1/2020
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Excerpt
Primary cutaneous non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (PCNHL) is defined as lymphoma limited to skin without extra-cutaneous involvement at presentation and accounts for ∼ 5% of all non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas (NHLs). [
1,
2] After gastrointestinal lymphomas, skin is the second most affected organ by extranodal NHL with an estimated annual incidence of 1/100,000 in Western countries [
3,
4]. Histopathological evaluation including immunophenotyping of the skin biopsy specimen is the basis of the diagnosis. Treatment modalities include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and radiotherapy. We report a case wherein PCNHL had a very unusual site of presentation at intragluteal cleft and showed a complete remission on radiotherapy alone without recurrence on 6 monthly follow-up. …