Complications | Medibuddy
4th June 2025

Complications

Primary cutaneous follicle centre lymphoma:

  • Close to 95% of patients are alive at 5 years post-diagnosis.
  • Disease recurs in >45% patients.
  • In 5 – 10% patients, PCFCL will metastasise to extracutaneous sites.

Primary cutaneous marginal zone B-cell lymphoma:

  • Up to 99% of patients are alive at 5 years post-diagnosis.
  • Metastasis is rare
  • PCMZBCL may transform into systemic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, but this is very rare

Primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg-type:

  • Nearly ≥60% of patients relapse after treatment
  • In 30% the disease will spread to extracutaneous sites.
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