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Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma with angioinvasive features and cytotoxic phenotype: a rare lymphoma variant within the spectrum of CD30+ lymphoproliferative disorders.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2013
Kempf Werner, Kazakov Dmitry V, Paredes Bruno E, Laeng Hubert R, Palmedo Gabriele, Kutzner Heinz
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma (PCALCL) presents with solitary or grouped exophytic tumors and cohesive infiltrates of large CD30+ T cells. OBJECTIVE: To report an angioinvasive variant of PCALCL. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of clinicopathological features of this variant. RESULTS: The group consisted of six patients (median age 46 years) with a solitary flat necrotic lesion...
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