ABSTRACT
B-cell lymphoma of the central nervous system (CNS) is a rare malignancy with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) variant being most common. Although DLBCL has a high propensity to relapse locally within the CNS, only a few cases of cutaneous metastasis have been described in the literature. We present a unique case of cutaneous metastasis of a primary DLBCL of the CNS in a 79-year-old man who was in clinical remission for 4 years until presenting with a lesion in the left adrenal gland and cutaneous nodules on the left flank. Skin biopsy specimen revealed a diffuse dermal infiltrate of atypical B-cell lymphocytes with expression of CD20, BCL-2, BCL-6, and MUM-1, suggestive of DLBCL. For differentiation between another primary or a recurrent process, immunoglobulin kappa (IgK) light chain gene rearrangement was performed and demonstrated that the DLBCL of the skin and CNS were of the same clonal origin. Restaging computerized tomography after initiating chemotherapy and daily ibrutinib showed complete resolution of the left adrenal mass and resolving cutaneous lesions. Our case demonstrates the rare, late cutaneous metastasis of DLBCL of the CNS and highlights the importance of genetic testing for the distinction between the primary and secondary lesions.
