Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma of the vulva: a typical cutaneous lesion with an 'atypical' presenting site

Int J Hematol. 2009 Oct;90(3):388-391. doi: 10.1007/s12185-009-0395-1. Epub 2009 Aug 26.

Abstract

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma of vulva is exceedingly rare and it often poses a diagnostic challenge if their existence is not suspected. We report a patient who has primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell (C-ALCL) with an unusual presentation as a vulvar ulcer. She received a brief course of chemotherapy followed by local irradiation and has remained disease-free more than a year from the time of diagnosis. To our knowledge, primary C-ALCL involving the vulva has never been reported. Despite its typical cutaneous manifestation of C-ALCL, the uncommon presenting site of this entity warrants recognition because of its prognostic and therapeutic implication.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic / pathology*
  • Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic / therapy
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Prognosis
  • Skin / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / therapy
  • Vulvar Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Vulvar Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Vulvar Neoplasms / therapy