Table 1.

Clinical Features of Patients With Nonhepatosplenic γδ T-Cell Lymphomas

Case No. Age/ Sex Past History Initial Symptoms Initial Site of Involvement Initial Staging Sites of Involvement During Clinical Course Treatment/ Outcome
H/S LN/BM
1  30/M  RMS  Ulcerative lesions of the upper respiratory tract, fever  Nasal cavity  −/− −/−  Nasal recurrence liver, spleen, cervical LN  CT (CHOP)  DOD after 5 mo (hepatic failure) 
2  62/F  RMS  Nasal obstruction, periorbital edema, fever Nasal cavity  −/−  −/−  Nasal recurrence bone marrow  CT (CHOP + RT)  DOD after 12 mo 
3  56/M  RMS  Nasal obstruction, epistaxis  Nasal cavity  −/−  −/−  —  CT (ACVBP)  NOD after 21 mo  
4  65/F  Pneumocystis, CMV infection, UCID  Cough, fever, pulmonary opacities  Lung −/−  −/−  Pulmonary recurrence  CT (CHOP)  DOD after 12 mo  
5  88/M  —  Dysphonia, weight loss  Larynx  −/−  −/ND  Skin, liver, spleen abdominal LN  Oral CT (CLB)  DOD after 10 mo  
6  45/F  CHP  Cutaneous nodule of the left thigh, fever  Skin  −/−  −/−  Skin recurrence, lung, liver, spleen  CT (CHOP)  DOD after 17 mo  
7  14/M  CHP  Cutaneous nodule of the left buttock, fever, weight loss  Skin  −/−  −/−  Local subcutaneous progression  CT (CHOP)  Alive after 1 mo  
8  41/M  Spontaneous regressive skin eruptions  Multiple ulcerative necrotic cutaneous nodules  Skin −/−  −/−  Skin recurrence  CT (Pro-Mace Cyta bom), RT, alive after 8 years  
9  53/M  Resistant strongyloidiasis, HTLV-1+ Epigastric pain, fever Stomach  −/−  −/−  Gastric recurrence liver, spleen, abdominal LN  CT (CHOP, DHAP), PSC transplantation  NOD after 24 mo  
10  43/M  —  Peritonitis (intestinal perforation), fever, weight loss  Small bowel  −/−  −/−  —  CT (CHOP)  DOD after 2 mo  
11  38/M  Celiac sprue Abdominal pain  Small bowel  −/−  −/−  —  CT (AVmCP)  Alive after 3 mo 
Case No. Age/ Sex Past History Initial Symptoms Initial Site of Involvement Initial Staging Sites of Involvement During Clinical Course Treatment/ Outcome
H/S LN/BM
1  30/M  RMS  Ulcerative lesions of the upper respiratory tract, fever  Nasal cavity  −/− −/−  Nasal recurrence liver, spleen, cervical LN  CT (CHOP)  DOD after 5 mo (hepatic failure) 
2  62/F  RMS  Nasal obstruction, periorbital edema, fever Nasal cavity  −/−  −/−  Nasal recurrence bone marrow  CT (CHOP + RT)  DOD after 12 mo 
3  56/M  RMS  Nasal obstruction, epistaxis  Nasal cavity  −/−  −/−  —  CT (ACVBP)  NOD after 21 mo  
4  65/F  Pneumocystis, CMV infection, UCID  Cough, fever, pulmonary opacities  Lung −/−  −/−  Pulmonary recurrence  CT (CHOP)  DOD after 12 mo  
5  88/M  —  Dysphonia, weight loss  Larynx  −/−  −/ND  Skin, liver, spleen abdominal LN  Oral CT (CLB)  DOD after 10 mo  
6  45/F  CHP  Cutaneous nodule of the left thigh, fever  Skin  −/−  −/−  Skin recurrence, lung, liver, spleen  CT (CHOP)  DOD after 17 mo  
7  14/M  CHP  Cutaneous nodule of the left buttock, fever, weight loss  Skin  −/−  −/−  Local subcutaneous progression  CT (CHOP)  Alive after 1 mo  
8  41/M  Spontaneous regressive skin eruptions  Multiple ulcerative necrotic cutaneous nodules  Skin −/−  −/−  Skin recurrence  CT (Pro-Mace Cyta bom), RT, alive after 8 years  
9  53/M  Resistant strongyloidiasis, HTLV-1+ Epigastric pain, fever Stomach  −/−  −/−  Gastric recurrence liver, spleen, abdominal LN  CT (CHOP, DHAP), PSC transplantation  NOD after 24 mo  
10  43/M  —  Peritonitis (intestinal perforation), fever, weight loss  Small bowel  −/−  −/−  —  CT (CHOP)  DOD after 2 mo  
11  38/M  Celiac sprue Abdominal pain  Small bowel  −/−  −/−  —  CT (AVmCP)  Alive after 3 mo 

Abbreviations: M, male; F, female; RMS, recurrent maxillary sinusitis; DOD, dead of disease; NOD, no evidence of disease; CT, chemotherapy; RT, radiotherapy; UCID, unclassified immunodeficiency; H/S, hepatosplenic; LN/BM, lymph node/bone marrow; ND, not done; PSC, peripheral stem cell; C, cyclophosphamide; H,A doxorubicin; O,V, vincristine; P, prednisone; B, bleomycin; CLB, chlorambucil; CHP, cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis.

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