Cutaneous lymphoblastoma: a case of reticulum cell sarcoma with prominent skin manifestations and a brief but dramatic remission with prednisone therapy.

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Case Reports1 August 1958CUTANEOUS LYMPHOBLASTOMA: A CASE OF RETICULUM CELL SARCOMA WITH PROMINENT SKIN MANIFESTATIONS AND A BRIEF BUT DRAMATIC REMISSION WITH PREDNISONE THERAPYG. E. GORSUCHG. E. GORSUCHSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-49-2-454 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA discussion of the cutaneous lymphoblastomas traditionally includes not only the primary and secondary cutaneous manifestations of the lymphomas but also those of the various types of leukemia cutis (myelogenous, lymphatic, monocytic and their subleukemic forms), and mycosis fungoides. These diseases are closely related and have similar cutaneous manifestations.1Up to 40% of patients with a lymphoblastoma will show cutaneous signs during the course of their disease. Most of these manifestations are nonspecific, and include every known type of skin lesion, whether generalized or local.2, 3The specific cutaneous lesions resulting from direct and frequently multiple neoplastic infiltrations into the...Bibliography1. Kierland RR: Cutaneous manifestations of lymphoma including leukemia, M. Clin. North America 40: 1141 (July) 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. EllerEller JJWD: Tumors of the skin, 1951, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar3. OrmsbyMontgomery OSH: Diseases of the skin, 1948, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar4. FeldakerKierlandMontgomery MRRH: Cutaneous lymphoblastoma: a report of two unusual cases of reticulum cell sarcoma with emphasis on cutaneous touch smears, Arch. Dermat. and Syph. 70: 583, 1954. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. LawrenceLenson KBN: Reticulum cell sarcoma: report of thirteen year survival following 1000 roentgens of x-ray therapy, J. A. M. A. 149: 361, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Stout AP: Is lymphosarcoma curable? J. A. M. A. 118: 968, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. JenkinsonKinzerBrown ELREWH: Lymphosarcoma with special reference to the reticulum cell type, Am. J. Roentgenol. 48: 433, 1942. Google Scholar8. Hellwig ED: Malignant lymphoma: analysis of 202 cases, Am. J. Clin. Path. 16: 564, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. SugarbakerCraver EDLF: Lymphosarcoma: study of 196 cases with biopsy, J. A. M. A. 115: 17, 112, 1940. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication January 23, 1957.From the U. S. Naval Hospital, San Diego, California.Requests for reprints should be addressed to G. E. Gorsuch, Lieutenant (MC) USN, U. S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 August 1958Volume 49, Issue 2Page: 454-459KeywordsLesionsLymphocytic leukemiaLymphomaSarcomaSteroid therapy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...