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19 February 2019

Silent T-Cell Receptor Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Associated to a Clonal Plasma Cell Proliferation

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Department of Hematology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Carrer Mas Casanovas, 90 4th Floor, 08041 Barcelona, Spain
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Pathology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 08041 Barcelona, Spain
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Dermatology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 08041 Barcelona, Spain
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Abstract

Within T-cell lymphomas (TCL) there are 2 entities expressing gamma-delta TCR: hepatosplenic gamma-delta T-cell lymphoma (HSGDTL) and the primary cutaneous gamma-delta T-cell lymphoma (PCGDTL). PCGDTL is a rare form of T-cell lymphoma with specific tropism for skin that have a dismal prognosis. Although even rarer, there have been reports of TCL with loss of expression of the TCR, which have been termed peripheral TCL TCR-silent type. We report the case of a cutaneous TCR-silent type lymphoma associated to a clonal plasma cell proliferation with an ominous outcome that led to a lot of discussion in its classification. Due to the aggressiveness of the disease and the scant evidence about therapy in this strange entity the outcome was fatal. We report a unique case of a TCR-silent cutaneous TCL with an exceptional histopathology, prolonged clinical evolution and a subsequent plasma cell clonal expansion.

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