Subcutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia arising at site of ethnic scarifications and mimicking subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma

Abstract

The case of a 40-year-old black man, who developed a very unusual tumour-like lymphoid hyperplasia involving primarily the subcutaneous tissue, is reported. The lesion, which arose at a site of tribal scarifications, displayed a deceptive morphology that closely resembled subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL). An accurate diagnosis could only be made following detailed immunohistochemical and molecular studies. Although SPTCL has been thought to represent a very specific clinicopathologic entity, the present case illustrates that its histological appearance can, however, be closely mimicked by reactive and benign conditions.

Subcutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia arising at site of ethnic scarifications and mimicking subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma: a subcuticular T-cell lymphoid dyscrasia

“…Sirs, we have reported in this journal the case of a 40-year-old black man who developed an unusual form of lymphoid hyperplasia primarily involving the subcutis and closely mimicking subcutaneous panniculitis-like Tcell lymphoma (SPTCL) [1]. The lesion, which characteristically arose at the site of tribal scarifications, did not, at first, show any convincing feature of malignancy.…”