T-CELL LYMPHOMA PRESENTING AS A RAPIDLY ENLARGING
TUMOR ON THE LOWER EYELID
Onesti M.G., Mazzocchi M., De Leo A., Scuderi N.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Rome „La Sapienza“, Rome, Italy |
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Summary:
Lymphoma or leukemia skin lesions as a secondary site of disease are quite common; however, to discover a cutaneous
Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphoma is very unusual. To find a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma on the skin of the face is a rarity.
Because the condition is so rare and difficult to diagnose and treat, we report the case of a young man with a T-cell
lymphoma with atypical and anaplastic cells on the lower eyelid. The patient was treated with 4 cycles of chemotherapy,
and radiotherapy, and the tumor was resolved after 6 weeks.
Our case was clinically suggestive of a rapidly enlarging malignant lymphoma on the eyelid. If the lymphomas are
detected at an early stage the prognosis for survival is favorable. A few forms of treatment are possible, either surgical
treatment, or radiotherapy and chemotherapy, where response to the treatment is better.
Key words:
T-cell lymphoma, lower eyelid, chemotherapy, radiotherapy
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