Plasmablastic lymphoma —An uncommon aggressive tumor presenting at a skin cancer screening service

A 63-year-old retired electrician was seen at our skin cancer screening clinic with a 6-week history of a rapidly growing painful mass on his left chest wall. He admitted malaise, “drenching” sweats and weight loss. He had a history of an IgA paraprotein being detected 18 months earlier, but bone marrow biopsy showed no abnormality and the paraprotein later became undetectable. He is a type 2 diabetic, controlled with oral therapy and diet. On examination, he had an exten sive (20 × 30 cm), raised, indurated, purple, and apparently vascular mass involving a large portion of his left chest wall with subcutaneous extension.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Source Type: research