Peripheral T-cell lymphoma with secondary epithelioid granulomatous cutaneous involvement: A clinicopathologic study of four cases

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 541-548

  Pujol, Ramon M ^a   Gallardo, Fernando ^a   Servitje, Octavio ^d   Martí, Rosa M ^a   Bordes, Ramon ^b   García Muret, M Pilar ^b   Estrach, M Teresa ^c   Nomdedeu, Josep F ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cutaneous lymphoma; Ephithelioid; Granuloma; Peripheral T cell lymphoma; Secondary

Indexed keywords

CD20 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD30 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD57 ANTIGEN; CD68 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; DNA; GRANZYME B; PROTEIN S 100; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS T CELL LYMPHOMA; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; GRANULOMATOUS SKIN DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PANNICULITIS; PERIPHERAL T CELL LYMPHOMA; REVIEW; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TONSIL;

EID: 23944513491     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00796.x     Document Type: Review

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