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Fatal Case of Primary Cutaneous Aggressive T-Cell Lymphoma Switching From a CD4+ to a CD8+ Phenotype: Progressive Disease With Bexarotene and Romidepsin Treatment.
The American Journal of dermatopathology - 1 Nov 2016
Johnson William T, Leeman-Neill Rebecca J, Patel Parth, Ho Jonhan, Grandinetti Lisa M, Jedrych Jaroslaw, Craig Fiona E
Abstract excerpt
A 77-year-old white male presented to the clinic with two isolated cutaneous tumors on his forehead. A cutaneous biopsy showed a focally folliculotropic CD4 cutaneous lymphoma. The tumors were irradiated with a complete response, and he was started on oral bexarotene. He experienced localized cutaneous relapse 3 months into treatment. These new tumors now revealed a surprisingly CD8 cytotoxic phenotype, but with...
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