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Cutaneous-type adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma presenting as a solitary large skin nodule: a review of the literature.

Shimizu S, Yasui C, Koizumi K, Ikeda H, Tsuchiya K

Department of Dermatology, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan. satoko.shimizu@nifty.com

Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) often involves the skin. Cases with skin lesions without either leukemic nor lymph node involvement have been categorized into a cutaneous type. While the clinical manifestations of the cutaneous-type ATLL are variable, including multiple papules, nodules, plaques, or erythroderma, a solitary skin nodule alone is rare, and only 2 cases have been reported in the literature. We present a 58-year-old Japanese patient with cutaneous-type ATLL that presented as a large, solitary skin nodule as the sole clinical feature. The skin tumor was completely resolved after treatment with x-ray and electron beam irradiation.

Published 16 October 2007 in J Am Acad Dermatol, 57(5): S115-7.
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