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Cutaneous B cell lymphoma
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Cutaneous B-cell lymphomas constitute a group of diseases that occur less commonly than cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and are characterized histologically by B-cells that appear similar to those normally found in germinal centers of lymph nodes.
Classification
Classification
Cutaneous B-cell lymphoma includes the following conditions:
- Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
- Primary cutaneous follicular lymphoma
- Primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma
- Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma
- Plasmacytoma
- Plasmacytosis
Editor-In-Chief:
C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]