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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