Low-dose palliative radiotherapy for malignant peripheral T-cell lymphoma masked by cellulitis and osteomyelitis: a case report

Abstract

Abstract Classic Hodgkin lymphoma is a potentially curable disease. With the advent of effective systemic regimens with adriamycin, bleomycin, vincristine, and dacarbazine, chemotherapy has become the treatment of choice for advanced Hodgkin lymphoma. However, for advanced Hodgkin lymphoma after chemotherapy, disease relapse rates are still high. This case report highlights how low-dose palliative radiotherapy can be used successfully for the management of an unusual case of recurrent lymphoma with a different histology soon after completing systemic therapy, which was further complicated by an ongoing local infection.