Subcutaneous Panniculitis-like T-Cell Lymphoma with a Transformation to Lupus Erythematosus Panniculitis: A Case Report

ABSTRACT: Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL) is a rare primary cutaneous lymphoma characterized by infiltration of the subcutaneous tissue by neoplastic cytotoxic T cells mimicking panniculitis. There is a strong association between SPTCL and lupus erythematosus panniculitis (LEP). However, patients who were diagnosed with LEP with a preceding diagnosis of SPTCL have been scarcely reported. We herein reported a 21-year-old Thai woman presenting to a dermatology clinic for evaluation of a 1-month history of a painful mass on the right buttock and bilateral upper eyelid swelling. A subcutaneous mass which was 5 by 2 cm in diameter, tender, firm, and fixed with a smooth surface was palpated over the upper outer quadrant of her right gluteal area. After a diagnosis of SPTCL had been

SUBMITTER: Tawanwongsri W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9710456 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature