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CC BY 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2024; 45(06): 538-541
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1740441
Case Report with Review of Literature

Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma Presenting as Cutaneous and Soft Tissue Mass Lesion: An Enigmatic Presentation Posing a Diagnostic Challenge—A Case Report and Review of Literature

Ayushi Shrivastava
1   Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
,
Sandeep Jain
1   Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
,
Payal Malhotra
1   Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
,
Shalini Mishra
2   Department of Pediatric Surgical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
,
Sunil Pasricha
3   Department of Pathology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
,
Gauri Kapoor
1   Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is primarily a nodal disease. Cutaneous involvement of HL as a presenting feature is extremely rare. Skin involvement is usually seen as a metachronous involvement in the course of disease and is associated with poor prognosis. Primary skin and soft tissue involvement can be construed as nonhematological, inflammatory, or infective etiology. We report a 14-year-old girl with fever, weight loss, lymphadenopathy, and multiple papular lesions over the right chest wall as initial manifestation of HL, posing a diagnostic challenge. In view of stage IVBE, patient was managed with intensive chemotherapy regimen and is currently free of disease at 6 months of follow-up.

Keywords

cutaneous - extranodal - Hodgkin lymphoma

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