Breast: Sezary Syndrome: A Unique Presentation

Breast J. 2015 Jul-Aug;21(4):423-7. doi: 10.1111/tbj.12422. Epub 2015 May 3.

Abstract

Sezary syndrome is a subtype of cutaneous T cell lymphoma which usually presents as generalized skin disease with erytheroderma. Distal organ involvement is rare and is usually a late finding in the course of the disease. Breast involvement is extremely rare. Herein, we present a case report of a patient whose initial presentation involved an intramammary lymph node prior to the onset of more characteristic skin disease. Sezary syndrome was confirmed by cythopathologic findings.

Keywords: Sezary syndrome; breast; intra mammary lymph node; lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Rare Diseases
  • Sezary Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Sezary Syndrome / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Skin Neoplasms / secondary*