A case of Ki-1 positive large-cell lymphoma / 대한피부과학회지

ABSTRACT

In 1985, Stein et al, indentified an anaplastic large-cell malignant lymphoma that was distinctive because of the diffuse dermal infiltration of pleomorphic large lymphocytes, sinus growth pattern, and reactivity with the monoclonal antibody Ki-1(CD30). The clinical feature; distinguishing anaplastic large-cell Ki-1 lymphoma include a young median age, frequent peripheral adenopathy with sparing of the mediastinum, and extranodal disease with skin the most common sitc of involvement. We report a case of Ki-1 postive large-cell lymphoma in a 74-year-old male patient who presented with multiple ulcerated nodules on the right shin area.