Lymphoma Involving Skin and Subcutaneous Fat of the Breast: Two Cases

Ultrasound Q. 2017 Dec;33(4):276-280. doi: 10.1097/RUQ.0000000000000307.

Abstract

Breast lymphoma is uncommon, and it usually involves breast parenchyma and ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes. We report rare cases of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma involving the skin and subcutaneous fat layers mimicking panniculitis of the breasts in a 33-year-old male patient who presented with a growing palpable mass and pain in both breasts and in 17-year-old female patient who presented with an indolent palpable breast mass for 1 year. Extranodal natural killer/T-cell nasal-type and subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphomas were diagnosed after skin punch biopsies. Here we report the clinical manifestations, mammographic and ultrasound findings, and the difficulties in histological diagnosis of the cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Breast / pathology
  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Breast Neoplasms, Male / diagnostic imaging
  • Breast Neoplasms, Male / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / pathology*
  • Male
  • Mammography
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Skin / diagnostic imaging
  • Skin / pathology*
  • Subcutaneous Fat / diagnostic imaging
  • Subcutaneous Fat / pathology*
  • Ultrasonography, Mammary