Co-infection of human herpesvirus-6 and human herpesvirus-8 in primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg type

Primary cutaneous large B cell lymphoma, leg type: A case report and review of the literature

Primary cutaneous large B-cell lymphoma leg type is a rare andaggressive neoplasm as defined by the recently updated WorldHealth Organization - European Organization for Research andTreatment of Cancer. We report a case of an 80-year-old manwith multiple cutaneous lesions. Here, we review the availableliterature and summarize clinical features and management ofthis type of cutaneous B-cell lymp...

Primary Cutaneous B-Cell Lymphoma: Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma, Leg Type

Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma has only recently been recognized as a distinct clinical entity. Primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the legs generally occurs in elderly patients, in particular women. A 70-year-old female patient was admitted to our hospital with her nodular erythematous lesions localized on the left thigh. We performed an ultrasound and color Doppler ultrasoun...

Immunohistochemical assessment of human herpesvirus 8 infection in primary central nervous system large B cell lymphomas.

BACKGROUND/AIMS Primary central nervous system large B cell lymphomas (PCNSLs) are frequently associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in patients with AIDS and less frequently in those without AIDS. Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) has been detected in these tumours by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) at low copy number, suggesting its presence in a cell compartment other than the malignant one....

Frequent relapse and irradiation strategy in primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg-type.

© 2013 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1424 Journal Compilation © 2013 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 The 2008 WHO–EORTC classification for cutaneous lymphomas identifies 3 main subtypes of primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma, including primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg-type (PCLBCL, LT) (1), which is predominantly found in elderly people and has clinical feature...

Primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg type in an elderly man with human immunodeficiency virus encephalopathy.