Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma masquerading as large pyogenic granuloma

• Main Authors: Anupama Bains, Deepak Vedant, Vinay Shanker, G R Tegta
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
• Series: Indian Dermatology Online Journal
• Subjects: Anaplastic large cell lymphoma; cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; pyogenic granuloma
• Online Access: http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2016;volume=7;issue=6;spage=526;epage=528;aulast=Bains

Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma (pcALCL) forms 9% of the cutaneous T-cell lymphomas. It usually presents as solitary reddish brown ulcerating nodule or indurated plaque. Sometimes, it mimics other dermatological diseases such as eczema, pyoderma gangrenosum, pyogenic granuloma, morphea, and squamous cell carcinoma. Our case presented with large pyogenic granuloma like lesion with regional lymphadenopathy. Since pcALCL is rare, one can misdiagnose such cases and therefore high index of suspicion is necessary.