The cutan symptoms of precursor B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma

Abstract

The case of a 15-year-old boy diagnosed with cutaneous and subcutaneous infiltration of precursor B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma is presented. The patient’s first skin symptoms appeared 4 months prior to the first hospitalization. According to the parents, it was diagnosed as lipoma by his family doctor and his dermatologist. The differential diagnosis of the case and the clinical features of the pediatric dermatological conditions presenting in nodular form are briefly reviewed.