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Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma Mimicking Primary Cutaneous Marginal Zone Lymphoma with Colonization of Germinal Center Follicles.
Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 2020 June 8
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) is primarily a disease of older adults and is occasionally an incidental finding on skin biopsies accompanying epithelial neoplasms and insect bite reactions. In rare instances, however, it produces leukemic infiltrates showing clinical and histopathological overlap with primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas including primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma (PCMZL). Even less frequently, such findings serve as the initial disease manifestation. We present an exceptional case of a 61-year-old man with no past medical history whose clinical and histopathologic findings raised consideration for PCMZL with abnormal B-cells colonizing germinal center follicles; however, faint CD5 and CD23 co-expression raised the differential diagnosis of CLL/SLL. In light of an ambiguous clinical presentation with widely distributed papules and plaques, peripheral blood flow cytometry was also performed, revealing high count CLL-type monoclonal B lymphocytosis (MBL). Subsequent workup revealed bone marrow involvement and mesenteric lymphadenopathy, supporting the diagnosis of SLL. Follicular colonization by SLL has not been previously reported. Our case underscores the importance of subtle immunophenotypic clues and correlations with clinical and radiologic findings in the workup of B-cell lymphomas presenting in the skin. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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