Abstract

BONILLA JARAMILLO, LINA MARÍA; CALDERON, JORGE ENRIQUE; JUAN GUILLERMO, CHALELA  and  GONZALEZ, MARÍA ISABEL. PRIMARY CUTANEOUS B CELL LYMPHOMA, LEG TYPE. rev.fac.med [online]. 2012, vol.20, n.2, pp.118-121. ISSN 0121-5256.

Primary cutaneous B−cell lymphoma, leg type, is an uncommon and aggressive neoplasm with unique clinical features, morphology and immunophenotype. It is classified as a primary B−cell cutaneous lymphoma and it occurs in advanced age and women with high rates of recurrences. We present the case of a 63−year−old woman, with clinical and immunophenotypic diagnosis of primary cutaneous B−cell lymphoma, leg type.

Keywords : Primary cutaneous B−cell lymphoma; leg type; immunophenotype; Rituximab.

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