Secondary pancreatic involvement of mycosis fungoides detected by a clinically palpable mass

Dermatology. 1994;189(4):406-8. doi: 10.1159/000246890.

Abstract

A patient with a 4-year history of mycosis fungoides, who presented a pancreatic spreading of the disease, detected by a clinically palpable mass, is reported and discussed with a review of the literature. Mycosis fungoides (MF) is a T cell lymphoma primarily localized to the skin. Laparoscopic staging and autopsy studies, however, have shown that lymph node involvement or visceral spreading is common in the course of the disease [1-3]. Among visceral manifestations of MF, pancreas infiltration is found in 20-40% of autopsied cases [1, 2, 4]. Occurrence of a palpable pancreatic mass has never been described. We report a patient with a long-standing MF, and a secondary pancreatic extension detected by a palpable mass.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Metastasis / pathology
  • Male
  • Mycosis Fungoides / pathology*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*