Different faces of cutaneous Hodgkin′s disease

Hodgkin′s disease with skin involvement is a rare entity with a reported incidence of 0.5-3.5%. Various routes of skin involvement may include retrograde lymphatic spread, direct extension from underlying nodes, or hematogenous spread. Prognosis is usually determined by the degree of visceral involv...

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Published inIndian journal of dermatopathology and diagnostic dermatology Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 79 - 82
Main Authors Goyal, Shikha, Biswas, Ahitagni, Puri, Tarun, Gupta, Ruchika, Muzumder, Sandeep, Julka, PramodKumar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014
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Cutaneous infiltration
Hodgkin′s lymphoma
systemic chemotherapy
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Summary:Hodgkin′s disease with skin involvement is a rare entity with a reported incidence of 0.5-3.5%. Various routes of skin involvement may include retrograde lymphatic spread, direct extension from underlying nodes, or hematogenous spread. Prognosis is usually determined by the degree of visceral involvement and the stage of disease. We report our experience with four cases of Hodgkin′s disease with varying presentations, mimicking other malignant or inflammatory conditions.
ISSN:2349-6029
2349-6029
DOI:10.4103/2349-6029.147310