Granulomatous slack skin or granulomatous mycosis fungoides -- a case report. Complete response to percutaneous radiation and interferon alpha

J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2002 Jan;128(1):50-4. doi: 10.1007/s004320100281. Epub 2001 Nov 16.

Abstract

A 46-year-old man presented with circumscribed inflammatory poikilodermatic lesions of loose skin on the upper arm. Histologic examination disclosed a heavy lymphocytic infiltrate of the whole dermis and the upper part of the subcutaneous fat tissue with a predominant T-helper phenotype and about 10% of Mac 387-positive macrophages and some scattered multinucleated giant cells. Lymphocytic cells were aligned along the epidermal basement membrane and showed focal epidermotropism. In part these cells had multilobular nuclei. The diagnosis of granulomatous mycosis fungoides versus early granulomatous slack skin was made. The patient was treated with a combination of radiotherapy (total dose 36 Gy) and interferon-alpha as a maintenance treatment which resulted in complete remission and disease-free survival of 27 months up to now.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Granuloma / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Interferon-alpha / therapeutic use*
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / drug therapy
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / pathology
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / radiotherapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycosis Fungoides / diagnosis*
  • Skin Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Skin Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / radiotherapy*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Interferon-alpha