Abstract | OBJECTIVE: DESIGN: Case series. SETTING: University hospitals. METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
Lymphomatoid papulosis can only be diagnosed accurately through a careful history in which the characteristic waxing and waning of the skin lesions is identified and through proper communication between clinicians and pathologists. Patients with lymphomatoid papulosis have an increased risk for developing lymphoma that is much higher than the 15% to 20% quoted in the literature. Patients who develop lymphoma respond well to cytotoxic chemotherapy and can be cured with appropriate therapy. Internists and oncologists need to be aware of lymphomatoid papulosis and its characteristic clinical features so that this disorder is accurately diagnosed and so that unnecessary and potentially hazardous treatment is avoided.
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Authors | F Cabanillas, J Armitage, W C Pugh, D Weisenburger, M Duvic |
Journal | Annals of internal medicine
(Ann Intern Med)
Vol. 122
Issue 3
Pg. 210-7
(Feb 01 1995)
ISSN: 0003-4819 [Print] United States |
PMID | 7810940
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
(pathology)
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Female
- Humans
- Lymphoma
(pathology)
- Lymphomatoid Papulosis
(diagnosis, pathology, therapy)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Survival Rate
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