Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma in a child: whole-body MRI in the initial and follow-up evaluations

Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL) is classified as an unusual subtype of peripheral T-cell lymphoma that preferentially infiltrates the subcutaneous tissue without overt lymph node involvement. SPTCL is particularly rare in children, and there have been only a few case reports d...

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Published in:Pediatric radiology 2009, Vol.39 (1), p.57-61
Main Authors: Lim, Gye-Yeon, Hahn, Seung Tae, Chung, Nak Gyun, Kim, Hack Ki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Case Report
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Imaging
Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous - diagnosis
Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous - drug therapy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neuroradiology
Nuclear Medicine
Oncology
Panniculitis - diagnosis
Pediatrics
Radiology
Subcutaneous Tissue - pathology
Ultrasound
Whole Body Imaging
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Summary:Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL) is classified as an unusual subtype of peripheral T-cell lymphoma that preferentially infiltrates the subcutaneous tissue without overt lymph node involvement. SPTCL is particularly rare in children, and there have been only a few case reports describing the US and CT findings of SPTCL. To our knowledge, the use of whole-body (WB) MRI as the initial and follow-up diagnostic method to assess the extent of disease and relapse of SPTCL has not been reported in children. In our case report involving one child, WB MRI was useful as both the initial and follow-up diagnostic method to assess the extent of disease and to monitor the patient’s response to therapy for SPTCL.
ISSN:0301-0449
1432-1998
DOI:10.1007/s00247-008-1002-y