PRIMARY T-CELL LYMPHOMA OF THE BREAST WITH LYMPHOEPITHELIAL LESION - A CASE-REPORT

Fine-needle aspiration, histomorphologic and immunologic findings in a case of primary T-cell lymphoma of the breast are reported. The tumor cells were diagnosed as large cell lymphoma with lymphoepithelial les ion and no nuclear multilobulation. No serologic evidence of HTLV-1 in fection was detected. After simple mastectomy, lymph node dissection a nd chemotherapy, the patient is now doing well, having been followed f or 30 months. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of prima ry T-cell lymphoma of the breast with prominent lymphoepithelial lesio n, no nuclear lobularity, and an indolent clinical course.