A case of peripheral T-cell lymphoma presenting with a necrotizing gingival ulcer / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 766-770, 2010.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-164250
ABSTRACT
Peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) is a heterogenous group of generally aggressive neoplasms constituting less than 15% of all non-Hodgkin's lymphomas in adults. PTCL unspecified (PTCL-U) comprises 6% of lymphomas in the United States and Europe. Most patients with PTCL-U present with generalized lymphadenopathy and hemophagocytosis, eosinophilia, and pruritus involving the skin, liver, spleen, and other viscera. Gingival and genital ulcers are a very uncommon manifestation. The diagnosis of PTCL-U is based on the results of a tissue biopsy that shows evidence of T-cell lymphoma that does not meet the criteria for other subtypes of T-cell lymphoma. Here, we describe an 85-year-old man with intermittent fever and necrotizing gingival and genital ulcers who was diagnosed with PTCL-U after a gingival biopsy.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pruritus
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Skin
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Spleen
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Ulcer
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United States
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Biopsy
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Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
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Viscera
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Lymphoma, T-Cell
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Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
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Europa
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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