Primary cutaneous CD8+ small- to medium-sized lymphoproliferative disorder in extrafacial sites: Clinicopathologic features and concept on their classification

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 159-166

  Kempf, Werner ^a,b   Kazakov, Dmitry V ^c   Cozzio, Antonio ^b   Kamarashev, Jivko ^b   Kerl, Katrin ^b   Plaza, Tobias ^d   Metze, Dieter ^e  

^a Kempf und Pfaltz Histologische Diagnostik   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d University Hospital Münster ^*

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cutaneous peripheral T cell lymphoma not otherwise specified; Cutaneous small to medium sized pleomorphic T cell lymphoma; Cytotoxic lymphoma; Extrafacial; Primary cutaneous aggressive epidermotropic CD8+ cytotoxic T cell lymphoma; Pseudolymphoma

Indexed keywords

GRANZYME B; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; PAPULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; SKIN BIOPSY; X LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 84878932954     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: 15330311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e31825c3a33     Document Type: Article

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