1. Cutaneous gamma-delta T-cell lymphoma arising in the setting of Behcet's disease
- Author
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I, Chelly, F, Limaïem, A, Mekni, S, Bellil, K, Bellil, I B, Ghorbel, S, Haouet, M, Zitouna, and N, Kchir
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Adult ,Male ,Skin Neoplasms ,Behcet Syndrome ,Arm ,Humans ,Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous - Abstract
Cutaneous gamma-delta T-cell lymphoma (CGD-TCL) is an uncommon lymphoma composed of a clonal proliferation of mature activated gamma-delta T-cells expressing a cytotoxic phenotype. Malignant lymphoma is rarely associated with Behcet's disease, as only 12 cases have been reported in the literature, including a case of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. In this report, the authors present a new case of CGD-TCL emerging in the course of Behcet's disease in a 40-year-old man. Diagnosis of CGD-TCL was established based on the combination of clinical, histological, immunophenotypical and molecular findings. Through a review of the current literature, the authors analyse the unique clinicopathological, molecular and immunohistochemical features of this rare cutaneous lymphoma.
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- 2008