Linfoma subcutâneo de células T tipo paniculíte - A propósito de um caso clínico

T cell cutaneous lymphoma (T.C.C.L.), panni- culitis type, is a rare malignancy of postthymic T cells. A clinical case of a twenty-three year old, female patient, with a five-year evolution of recurret subcutaneous nodules and, later on, hepatosplenomegaly and fever is presented. The diagnosis was only possible with repeated cutaneous byopsies and in late stage of the disease. The patient died following a fatal and rapid leukemia transformation of the lympho- ma. Often, the histological aspects of the skin,in early stages of T.C.C.L., does not reveal malig- nant characteristics. The diagnosis is frequently delayed due to lack of symptoms and dubious hystology, contribuing to the late institution of therapy. The differential diagnosis of T.C.C.L. is established with cutaneous manifestations