Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo clínicopatológico de 78 casos de linfomas cutáneos, diagnosticados desde 1997 al 2004 en el Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, de EsSalud, en Lima, Perú. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la frecuencia relativa de los linfomas cutáneos y examinar la relevancia clínica de la nueva clasificación WHO/EORTC y la sobrevida de los casos peruanos de linfoma primario cutáneo. Fueron revisadas las historias clínicas, biopsias y pruebas de inmunohistoquímica de los 78 pacientes enrolados. El 85,9% fueron linfomas primarios cutáneos y 14,1% fueron linfomas cutáneos secundarios. La micosis fungoide (MF) y el linfoma /leucemia T del adulto (ATLL) fueron los linfomas primarios cutáneos más frecuentes en nuestro hospital. La MF posee un buen pronóstico mientras el ATLL cutáneo posee pobre sobrevida.

Introduction: Clinico-pathological features of malignant lymphomas vary according to geography. The skin is the second site for extranodal Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Primary cutaneous lymphoma has a different clinical behavior and prognosis compared with systemic lymphomas.Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the relative rate of cutaneous lymphomas and to examine the clinical relevance of the new WHO/EORTC classification and survival in Peruvian persons with primary cutaneous lymphoma.Methods: We conducted a clinico-pathological retrospective study in 78 cases of cutaneous lymphoma diagnosed between 1997 and 2004 in a National General Hospital. Clinical records, hematoxylin & eosin-stained slides and immunohistochemical studies from 78 patients with malignant lymphoma of the skin were reviewed.Results: 67/78 cases (85,9%) were primary cutaneous lymphomas and 11/78 ...

Introduction: Clinico-pathological features of malignant lymphomas vary according to geography. The skin is the second site for extranodal Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Primary cutaneous lymphoma has a different clinical behavior and prognosis compared with systemic lymphomas.Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the relative rate of cutaneous lymphomas and to examine the clinical relevance of the new WHO/EORTC classification and survival in Peruvian persons with primary cutaneous lymphoma.Methods: We conducted a clinico-pathological retrospective study in 78 cases of cutaneous lymphoma diagnosed between 1997 and 2004 in a National General Hospital. Clinical records, hematoxylin & eosin-stained slides and immunohistochemical studies from 78 patients with malignant lymphoma of the skin were reviewed.Results: 67/78 cases (85,9%) were primary cutaneous lymphomas and 11/78 ...