Cutaneous true histiocytic malignancy: true histiocytic lymphoma.

Chaín, Myriam; Dei-Cas, Ignacio; Carbia, Sergio; Xifra, Mariana; Wright, Dolores; Glorio, Roberto; Devés, Alberto; Woscoff, Alberto · J Am Acad Dermatol · 2004

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

True histiocytic malignancies (THM) are controversial disorders that are being re-evaluated with modern cellular and molecular biology techniques. True histiocytic lymphoma (THL) is a low-incidence, poor-prognosis THM. It mainly affects the skin, gastrointestinal tract, and bone tissues. Occasionally, skin lesions are the presenting clinical features. A patient with initially cutaneous THL is described. This and other reported cases confirm that THM are a nosologic entity by themselves.

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