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Messner L, Deußing M, Maurer M, Buttgereit L, Stärr L, French LE, Hartmann D. Ex Vivo Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy in Rare Skin Diseases. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:1713. [PMID: 38730676 PMCID: PMC11083278 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16091713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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While ex vivo confocal laser scanning microscopy has previously demonstrated its utility in most common skin diseases, its use in the assessment of dermatological entities with lower incidence remains unexplored in most cases. We therefore aimed to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of some rare skin tumors as well as a few inflammatory skin diseases, that have not yet been studied in ex vivo confocal laser scanning microscopy. A total of 50 tissue samples comprising 10 healthy controls, 10 basal cell carcinoma, 10 squamous cell carcinoma, and 20 rare skin conditions were imaged using the newest generation ex vivo confocal microscopy (Vivascope 2500 M-G4, Vivascope GmbH, Munich, Germany). Three blinded investigators were asked to identify characteristic features of rare skin disorders and distinguish them from more common skin diseases in the ex vivo confocal microscopy images. Our findings present the capability of ex vivo confocal microscopy to display distinctive morphologic patterns in common and rare skin diseases. As might be expected, we found a strong correlation between imaging experience and diagnostic accuracy. While the imaging inexperienced dermatohistopathologist reached 60% concordance, the imaging-trained dermatologist obtained 88% agreement with dermatohistopathology. The imaging-trained dermatohistopathologist achieved concordance up to 92% with gold-standard dermatohistopathology. This study highlights the potential of ex vivo confocal laser scanning microscopy as a promising adjunct to conventional dermatohistopathology for the early and precise identification of rare dermatological disorders.
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- Luis Messner
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany (D.H.)
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany (D.H.)
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany (D.H.)
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany (D.H.)
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany (D.H.)
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany (D.H.)
- Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany (D.H.)
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Fattah YH, Liu SS, Susa J, Hanly A, Russo J, Karai LJ. Spindle Cell Lipoma With Florid Primary Follicular Lymphocytic Hyperplasia: A Novel Association With Potential Diagnostic Pitfalls. Am J Dermatopathol 2023; 45:563-566. [PMID: 37462206 DOI: 10.1097/dad.0000000000002483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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ABSTRACT Spindle cell lipoma (SCL) is a benign subcutaneous lipomatous neoplasm with a heterogeneous histologic appearance that varies greatly depending on the amount of fat, collagen, and myxoid stroma, which define the multiple subtypes of SCL, such as fat poor SCL, pseudoangiomatous SCL, and dendritic fibromyxolipoma. Cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia is a spectrum of benign conditions characterized by reactive B-cell and T-cell cutaneous lymphocytic infiltrates. Cutaneous B-cell lymphoid hyperplasia is a heterogeneous group of non-neoplastic conditions that can be observed as reactive phenomena to infections, medications, allergens, or neoplasms and must be distinguished from cutaneous B-cell lymphomas. Here, we report a novel case of spindle cell lipoma, associated with B-cell primary lymphoid follicular hyperplasia, mixed within the tumor in a peculiar pattern, while discussing potential diagnostic pitfalls with low-grade B-cell lymphomas. This is the first report of such association in the literature.
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- Yasmin H Fattah
- Department of Dermatology, Larkin Community Hospital, South Miami, FL
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- Department of Dermatology, Larkin Community Hospital, South Miami, FL
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- Pro Path, Sonic Health Care USA, Dallas, TX; and
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- Global Pathology, Sonic Health Care USA, Miami Lakes, FL
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- Global Pathology, Sonic Health Care USA, Miami Lakes, FL
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Kazemi S, Simmons E, Kiuru M, Tartar DM. Multifocal and recurrent cutaneous pseudolymphoma associated with lamotrigine and review of the literature. JAAD Case Rep 2022; 28:44-48. [PMID: 36097625 PMCID: PMC9463559 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.07.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Khalil S, Donthi D, Gru AA. Cutaneous Reactive B-cell Lymphoid Proliferations. J Cutan Pathol 2022; 49:898-916. [PMID: 35656820 DOI: 10.1111/cup.14264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia (CLH), also known as cutaneous pseudolymphoma, is a spectrum of benign conditions characterized by reactive B- and T-cell cutaneous lymphocytic infiltrates. B-cell lymphoid proliferations are a heterogenous group of non-neoplastic cutaneous diseases that must be histopathologically distinguished from cutaneous B-cell lymphomas. These proliferations can be observed as reactive phenomena to infections, medications, allergens, neoplasms, and more. Further, there are many inflammatory conditions that present with reactive B-cell infiltrates, including actinic prurigo, Zoon balanitis, Rosai-Dorfman, and cutaneous plasmacytosis. This review summarizes multiple cutaneous B-cell lymphoid proliferations within the major categories of reactive and disease-associated CLH. Further we discuss major discriminating features of atypical CLH and malignancy. Understanding the specific patterns of B-cell CLH is essential for the proper diagnosis and treatment of patients presenting with such lesions.
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- Shadi Khalil
- Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego
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Sarver MM, Breglio KF, Olsen EA. Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene mutation in a patient with primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma. JAAD Case Rep 2022; 23:73-75. [PMID: 35445145 PMCID: PMC9014317 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Balighi K, Ansari MS, Urimi BH, Ghanadan A, Tootoonchi N. Dramatic resolution of cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia after receiving intravenous immunoglobulin for COVID-19. Dermatol Ther 2022; 35:e15347. [PMID: 35102649 DOI: 10.1111/dth.15347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Kamran Balighi
- Autoimmune Bullous Diseases Research Center, Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Autoimmune Bullous Diseases Research Center, Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Autoimmune Bullous Diseases Research Center, Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Dermatopathology, Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Autoimmune Bullous Diseases Research Center, Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Di Napoli A, Rogges E, Noccioli N, Gazzola A, Lopez G, Persechino S, Mancini R, Sabattini E. Deep Sequencing of Immunoglobulin Genes Identifies a Very Low Percentage of Monoclonal B Cells in Primary Cutaneous Marginal Zone Lymphomas with CD30-Positive Hodgkin/Reed–Sternberg-like Cells. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12020290. [PMID: 35204381 PMCID: PMC8870847 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12020290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The spectrum of cutaneous CD30-positive lymphoproliferative disorders encompasses both inflammatory and neoplastic conditions. CD30+ Hodgkin and Reed–Sternberg-like cells have been occasionally reported in primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma, where they are thought to represent a side neoplastic component within a dominant background of lymphomatous small B cells. Herein, we describe the histological and molecular findings of three cases of primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphomas with CD30+ H/RS cells, in which next-generation sequencing analysis revealed the clonal population to consist in less than 5% of the cutaneous B-cell infiltrate, providing a thought-provoking focus on a possible main role for CD30+ cells in primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoproliferations.
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- Arianna Di Napoli
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, 00189 Rome, Italy; (E.R.); (N.N.); (G.L.); (R.M.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-06-33775463
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, 00189 Rome, Italy; (E.R.); (N.N.); (G.L.); (R.M.)
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, 00189 Rome, Italy; (E.R.); (N.N.); (G.L.); (R.M.)
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- Haematopathology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (A.G.); (E.S.)
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, 00189 Rome, Italy; (E.R.); (N.N.); (G.L.); (R.M.)
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- NESMOS Department, Dermatology Unit, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, 00189 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, 00189 Rome, Italy; (E.R.); (N.N.); (G.L.); (R.M.)
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- Haematopathology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (A.G.); (E.S.)
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Raghavan SS, Wang JY, Gru AA, Marqueling AL, Teng JMC, Brown RA, Novoa RA, Kim Y, Zehnder J, Zhang BM, Rieger KE. Next-generation sequencing confirms T-cell clonality in a subset of pediatric pityriasis lichenoides. J Cutan Pathol 2021; 49:252-260. [PMID: 34614220 DOI: 10.1111/cup.14143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pityriasis lichenoides (PL) is a papulosquamous disease that affects both adults and children. Previous studies have shown a subset of this entity to have clonal T-cell populations via PCR-based assays. In this study, we sought to implement next-generation sequencing (NGS) as a more sensitive and specific test to examine for T-cell clonality within the pediatric population. METHODS We identified 18 biopsy specimens from 12 pediatric patients with clinical and histopathologic findings compatible with PL. Patient demographics, clinical features, management, and histopathologic findings were reviewed. All specimens were analyzed for clonality with NGS of T-cell receptor beta (TRB) and gamma (TRG) genes. RESULTS Of the 12 patients, 9 (75%) had complete resolution of lesions at the time of data collection (mean follow-up 31 months). The remaining three patients significantly improved with methotrexate (with or without acitretin). Interestingly, 7 of 12 patients (58%) and 9 of 17 biopsy specimens (53%) showed evidence of T-cell clonality. Two patients showed matching TRB clones from different anatomic sites. CONCLUSIONS T-cell clonality is a common finding in PL, probably representing a "reactive clonality" rather than a true lymphoproliferative disorder. Clonality alone cannot be used as a means to distinguish PL from lymphomatoid papulosis or cutaneous lymphoma.
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- Shyam S Raghavan
- Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA.,Department of Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA.,Department of Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA.,Department of Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
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Cutaneous Lymphoid Hyperplasia With T-Cell Clonality and Monotypic Plasma Cells Secondary to a Tick Bite: A Hidden Critter and the Power of Deeper Levels. Am J Dermatopathol 2021; 44:226-229. [PMID: 35050559 DOI: 10.1097/dad.0000000000002067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia (CLH) is a benign reactive process with T-cell or B-cell lymphocytic infiltration in the skin, which can simulate cutaneous lymphomas both clinically and histologically. Various antigenic stimuli have been implicated in the development of CLH, including tick bites. Finding histologic evidence of such triggering factors, however, is often difficult. Moreover, the presence of clonality in CLH can potentially be interpreted as a neoplastic process, posing a further diagnostic challenge to dermatopathologists, if one is not aware of such peculiar phenomena. Herein, we describe a case of CLH secondary to a tick bite, featuring both T-cell clonality and monotypic plasma cells with lambda light chain restriction; the diagnostic clue being tick parts, which became evident on assessment of deeper levels. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a tick-associated clonal CLH with simultaneous detection of monoclonal T cells and monotypic lambda light chain restriction, mimicking primary cutaneous CD4+ small/medium T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder and Borrelia-associated primary cutaneous marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, respectively.
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Leonard N, Droms R, Lal K, Amano S, Wiss K. Pink, waxy papule on the penile shaft. Pediatr Dermatol 2020; 37:1151-1152. [PMID: 33283933 DOI: 10.1111/pde.14342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Nicholas Leonard
- Department of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.,Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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Gibson SE, Swerdlow SH. How I Diagnose Primary Cutaneous Marginal Zone Lymphoma. Am J Clin Pathol 2020; 154:428-449. [PMID: 32808967 DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma (PCMZL) is 1 of the 3 major subtypes of primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma. The diagnosis of PCMZL may be challenging, as the differential diagnosis includes benign cutaneous lymphoproliferations as well as other primary or secondary cutaneous B-cell or T-cell lymphomas. This review describes our approach to the diagnosis of PCMZL. METHODS Two cases are presented that illustrate how we diagnose each of the 2 subtypes of PCMZL. The clinicopathologic features of PCMZL and the ways in which these cases can be distinguished from both benign and other neoplastic entities are emphasized. RESULTS A definitive diagnosis of PCMZL requires the incorporation of histologic and immunophenotypic features, molecular genetic studies in some cases, and just as importantly, clinical findings. Emerging data suggest that the heavy chain class-switched cases may be more like a clonal chronic lymphoproliferative disorder. CONCLUSIONS The 2 subtypes of PCMZL create different diagnostic challenges and require the use of a multiparameter approach. Although very indolent, it is important to distinguish PCMZLs from reactive proliferations, because they frequently recur and may require antineoplastic therapies. It is also critical to distinguish PCMZLs from other B- or T-cell lymphomas so that patients are properly evaluated and not overtreated.
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Mitteldorf C, Kempf W. Cutaneous pseudolymphoma—A review on the spectrum and a proposal for a new classification. J Cutan Pathol 2019; 47:76-97. [DOI: 10.1111/cup.13532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Revised: 05/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Christina Mitteldorf
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and AllergologyUniversity Medical Center Göttingen Germany
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- Kempf und Pfaltz, Histologische Diagnostik Zürich Switzerland
- Department of DermatologyUniversity Hospital Zurich Zurich Switzerland
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The 2018 update of the WHO-EORTC classification for primary cutaneous lymphomas. Blood 2019; 133:1703-1714. [PMID: 30635287 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-11-881268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 729] [Impact Index Per Article: 145.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Primary cutaneous lymphomas are a heterogeneous group of T- and B-cell lymphomas that present in the skin with no evidence of extracutaneous disease at the time of diagnosis. The 2005 World Health Organization-European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (WHO-EORTC) consensus classification has served as a golden standard for the diagnosis and classification of these conditions. In September 2018, an updated version of the WHO-EORTC was published in the fourth edition of the WHO Classification of Skin Tumours Blue Book. In this classification, primary cutaneous acral CD8+ T-cell lymphoma and Epstein-Barr virus positive (EBV+) mucocutaneous ulcer are included as new provisional entities, and a new section on cutaneous forms of chronic active EBV disease has been added. The term "primary cutaneous CD4+ small/medium T-cell lymphoma" was modified to "primary cutaneous CD4+ small/medium T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder" because of its indolent clinical behavior and uncertain malignant potential. Modifications have also been made in the sections on lymphomatoid papulosis, increasing the spectrum of histologic and genetic types, and primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphomas recognizing 2 different subtypes. Herein, the characteristic features of these new and modified entities as well as the results of recent molecular studies with diagnostic, prognostic, and/or therapeutic significance for the different types of primary cutaneous lymphomas are reviewed. An update of the frequency and survival of the different types of primary cutaneous lymphomas is provided.
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Lee M, Kim J, Kim DY. Cutaneous Pseudolymphoma Derived from Ruptured Milia. Ann Dermatol 2018; 30:725-727. [PMID: 33911516 PMCID: PMC7992443 DOI: 10.5021/ad.2018.30.6.725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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- Minseok Lee
- Department of Dermatology, Severance Hospital, Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Severance Hospital, Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Severance Hospital, Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Mixed Lichenoid and Follicular T- and B-Cell Lymphoid Reaction to Red Tattoos With Monoclonal T Cells. Am J Dermatopathol 2018; 40:438-441. [DOI: 10.1097/dad.0000000000001020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The term, cutaneous pseudolymphoma (PSL), refers to a group of lymphocyte-rich infiltrates, which either clinically and/or histologically simulate cutaneous lymphomas. Clinicopathologic correlation is essential to achieve the final diagnosis in cutaneous PSL and to differentiate it from cutaneous lymphomas. A wide range of causative agents (eg, Borrelia, injections, tattoo, and arthropod bite) has been described. Based on clinical and/or histologic presentation, 4 main groups of cutaneous PSL can be distinguished: (1) nodular PSL, (2) pseudo-mycosis fungoides, (3) other PSLs (representing distinct clinical entities), and (4) intravascular PSL. The article gives an overview of the clinical and histologic characteristics of cutaneous PSLs.
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- Christina Mitteldorf
- Department of Dermatology, HELIOS Klinikum Hildesheim, Senator-Braun-Allee 33, Hildesheim 31134, Germany.
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- Kempf & Pfaltz, Histologische Diagnostik, Seminarstrasse 1, 8057 Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Gloriastrassse 31, 8091 Zürich, Switzerland
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Some cutaneous inflammatory disorders are typified by a predominant or exclusive localization in the dermis. They can be further subdivided by the principal cell types into lymphocytic, neutrophilic, and eosinophilic infiltrates, and mixtures of them are also seen in a proportion of cases. This review considers such conditions. Included among the lymphoid lesions are viral exanthems, pigmented purpuras, gyrate erythemas, polymorphous light eruption, lupus tumidus, and cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia. Neutrophilic infiltrates are represented by infections, Sweet syndrome, pyoderma gangrenosum, and hidradenitis suppurativa, as well as a group of so-called "autoinflammatory" dermatitides comprising polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Eosinophil-dominated lesions include arthropod bite reactions, cutaneous parasitic infestations, the urticarial phase of bullous pemphigoid, Wells syndrome (eosinophilic cellulitis), hypereosinophilic syndrome, and Churg-Strauss disease. In other conditions, eosinophils are admixed with neutrophils in the corium, with or without small-vessel vasculitis. Exemplary disorders with those patterns include drug eruptions, chronic idiopathic urticaria, urticarial vasculitis, granuloma faciale, and Schnitzler syndrome (chronic urticarial with a monoclonal gammopathy).
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- Mark R Wick
- Section of Dermatopathology, Division of Surgical Pathology & Cytopathology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Room 3020 University of Virginia Hospital, 1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0214, USA.
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Primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma (CMZL) is one of the major primary B-cell lymphomas of skin. Two types are recognized: a more common class-chain switched CMZL, and a much less common IgM+ CMZL. The extremely indolent course, together with other features distinct from most other MALT lymphomas, has led some to question whether at least the class-switched cases should be considered an overt lymphoma.
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- Steven H Swerdlow
- Division of Hematopathology, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC-Presbyterian, G-335, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
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Gru AA, Hurley MY, Salavaggione AL, Brodell L, Sheinbein D, Anadkat M, Porcu P, Frater JL. Cutaneous mantle cell lymphoma: a clinicopathologic review of 10 cases. J Cutan Pathol 2016; 43:1112-1120. [PMID: 27539965 DOI: 10.1111/cup.12802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2016] [Revised: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Cutaneous mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is exceedingly rare, almost always occurring as a dissemination of systemic MCL. To date, only 32 cases have been described. We report a series of 10 cases of MCL in the skin, and provide a comprehensive clinicopathologic review with clinical follow-up. Our cases occurred in older individuals (mean age = 70) and were more frequently in men (90%). Half of them presented in the head and neck region as a mass/nodule, and the remainder in the trunk and extremities as nodules. All patients have stage IV disease. In two of the 10 cases (20%) the cutaneous lesions preceded the diagnosis of disseminated disease. In two of the seven cases with available clinical follow-up information (33%) the skin was immediately involved after the diagnosis of MCL, and in three of the seven the skin was the first site of recurrence (mean interval = 57 months). The mean time to recurrence of the disease was 45.4 months and the overall survival was 66.3 months. Histologically six out of 10 cases (60%) had either pleomorphic or blastoid morphology (four out of 10 and two out of 10, respectively). The mean number of mitoses per 10 high-power fields was 18.44. While nine out of 10 cases expressed cyclin-D1, one case was not positive for cyclin-D1 but did label with SOX-11. Limited cytogenetic data showed trisomy 14 in one case, in addition to the t(11;14) translocation.
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- Alejandro A Gru
- Department of Pathology, Divisions of Dermatopathology and Hematopathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.,Department of Dermatology, Divisions of Dermatopathology and Hematopathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Hematology, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Hematopathology Section, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Charli-Joseph YV, Gatica-Torres M, Pincus LB. Approach to Cutaneous Lymphoid Infiltrates: When to Consider Lymphoma? Indian J Dermatol 2016; 61:351-74. [PMID: 27512181 PMCID: PMC4966394 DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.185698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Cutaneous lymphoid infiltrates (CLIs) are common in routine dermatopathology. However, differentiating a reactive CLI from a malignant lymphocytic infiltrate is often a significant challenge since many inflammatory dermatoses can clinically and/or histopathologically mimic cutaneous lymphomas, coined pseudolymphomas. We conducted a literature review from 1966 to July 1, 2015, at PubMed.gov using the search terms: Cutaneous lymphoma, cutaneous pseudolymphoma, cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia, simulants/mimics/imitators of cutaneous lymphomas, and cutaneous lymphoid infiltrates. The diagnostic approach to CLIs and the most common differential imitators of lymphoma is discussed herein based on six predominant morphologic and immunophenotypic, histopathologic patterns: (1) Superficial dermal T-cell infiltrates (2) superficial and deep dermal perivascular and/or nodular natural killer/T-cell infiltrates (3) pan-dermal diffuse T-cell infiltrates (4) panniculitic T-cell infiltrates (5) small cell predominant B-cell infiltrates, and (6) large-cell predominant B-cell infiltrates. Since no single histopathological feature is sufficient to discern between a benign and a malignant CLI, the overall balance of clinical, histopathological, immunophenotypic, and molecular features should be considered carefully to establish a diagnosis. Despite advances in ancillary studies such as immunohistochemistry and molecular clonality, these studies often display specificity and sensitivity limitations. Therefore, proper clinicopathological correlation still remains the gold standard for the precise diagnosis of CLIs.
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- Yann Vincent Charli-Joseph
- Cutaneous Hematopathology Clinic, Department of Dermatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Cutaneous Hematopathology Clinic, Department of Dermatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Dermatology and Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, United States of America
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Cutaneous Small/Medium CD4+ Pleomorphic T-Cell Lymphoma-Like Nodule in a Patient With Erythema Chronicum Migrans. Am J Dermatopathol 2016; 38:448-52. [PMID: 27097344 DOI: 10.1097/dad.0000000000000596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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CD4+ small/medium pleomorphic T-cell lymphoma is a relatively rare subtype of cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorder with an indolent clinical behavior. The place of this condition among lymphomas is debatable. The authors describe a rare case of the direct association of CD4 small/medium pleomorphic T-cell lymphoma-like solitary nodule with Borrelia burgdorferi infection in a 5-year-old boy, discuss the reactive nature of this condition, and emphasize the importance of clinicopathological correlation.
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Clonality assessment of cutaneous B-cell lymphoid proliferations: a comparison of flow cytometry immunophenotyping, molecular studies, and immunohistochemistry/in situ hybridization and review of the literature. Am J Dermatopathol 2015; 36:781-95. [PMID: 24335516 DOI: 10.1097/dad.0000000000000022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cutaneous lymphoid infiltrates are diagnostically challenging. Although ancillary techniques to assess clonality can help distinguish between reactive lymphoid hyperplasia and lymphoma, one of the most widely used techniques in hematopathology, flow cytometry immunophenotyping (FCI), has not been routinely applied to skin specimens. We performed FCI on 73 skin specimens from 67 patients clinically suspected of having a cutaneous B-cell lymphoma (CBCL) and compared the results with those obtained from immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGH) gene molecular studies (58 cases, primarily by polymerase chain reaction) and either immunohistochemistry (IHC) or in situ hybridization to evaluate for light chain restriction (22 and 2 cases, respectively). Sufficient quantity of CD45 (leukocyte common antigen)-positive cells and staining quality were achieved in 88% of cases by FCI, and clonality was detected in 68% of CBCLs versus molecular studies showing sufficient DNA quality in 74% and only 39% clonality detection, and interpretable/contributory IHC results in 84% of cases with 55% clonality detection. Clonality was documented more frequently in secondary rather than primary CBCLs by all 3 techniques. Therefore, FCI is feasible and appears to be more reliable than molecular studies or IHC/in situ hybridization for detecting clonality in CBCLs and can provide additional prognostically and therapeutically relevant information. The exception is cases with plasmacytic differentiation such as marginal zone lymphoma for which IHC might be a superior tool. We have also shown that a large subset of primary cutaneous follicle center lymphomas express CD10 and/or BCL2 by FCI. Recent advances in FCI beg the question of applicability to cutaneous T-cell and NK-cell lymphomas.
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Souza ES, Rocha BDO, Batista EDS, Oliveira RFD, Farre L, Bittencourt AL. T-cell-predominant lymphoid hyperplasia in a tattoo. An Bras Dermatol 2015; 89:1019-21. [PMID: 25387518 PMCID: PMC4230682 DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia (CLH) can be idiopathic or secondary to external stimuli, and is considered rare in tattoos. The infiltrate can be predominantly of B or T-cells, the latter being seldom reported in tattoos. We present a case of a predominantly T CLH, secondary to the black pigment of tattooing in a 35-year-old patient, with a dense infiltrate of small, medium and scarce large T-cells. Analysis of the rearrangement of T-cells receptor revealed a polyclonal proliferation. Since the infiltrate of CLH can simulate a T lymphoma, it is important to show that lesions from tattoos can have a predominance of T-cells.
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Goyal A, Moore JB, Gimbel D, Carter JB, Kroshinsky D, Ferry JA, Harris NL, Duncan LM. PD-1, S-100 and CD1a expression in pseudolymphomatous folliculitis, primary cutaneous marginal zone B-cell lymphoma (MALT lymphoma) and cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia. J Cutan Pathol 2014; 42:6-15. [PMID: 25384543 DOI: 10.1111/cup.12440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2014] [Revised: 09/11/2014] [Accepted: 10/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pseudolymphomatous folliculitis is a lymphoid proliferation that clinically and histopathologically mimics primary cutaneous extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT lymphoma). In this study, we assessed the diagnostic value of three immunohistochemical markers, programmed death-1 (PD-1), CD1a and S100. METHODS We evaluated 25 cases of cutaneous lymphoid proliferations with established diagnoses, including 9 patients with pseudolymphomatous folliculitis, 11 with MALT lymphoma, and 5 with cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia (CLH). The clinical, histopathologic and immunohistochemical characteristics were reviewed and three major characteristics assessed: (a) proportion of T cells expressing PD-1, (b) pattern of expression of CD1a by dendritic cells and (c) pattern of expression of S100 by dendritic cells. RESULTS We found pseudolymphomatous folliculitis to have a significant increase in PD-1+ T cells compared with MALT lymphoma (p < 0.0001). The pattern of CD1a staining is also informative: MALT lymphoma is significantly more likely to demonstrate a peripheral concentration of CD1a+ dendritic cells around lymphoid nodules than pseudolymphomatous folliculitis (p < 0.0003) or CLH (p < 0.05). Pseudolymphomatous folliculitis demonstrates an interstitial distribution of CD1a+ cells more often than MALT lymphoma (p < 0.04). S100 staining was not a helpful discriminator. CONCLUSIONS Histopathologic factors including PD-1 and CD1a staining patterns may allow for more certainty in distinguishing lymphoid hyperplasia, including pseudolymphomatous folliculitis, from MALT lymphoma.
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- Amrita Goyal
- Dermatopathology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Hardin JC, Barrows B, Duff JI, Wasko CA, Orengo I, Perri A, Huttenbach YT, Diwan AH. Light chain restriction confined to lower portions of cutaneous lymphocytic proliferations: a potential diagnostic pitfall. J Cutan Pathol 2014; 41:978-80. [DOI: 10.1111/cup.12404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Revised: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 10/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Justin C. Hardin
- Department of Pathology & Immunology; Baylor College of Medicine; Houston TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology; Baylor College of Medicine; Houston TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Dermatology; Baylor College of Medicine; Houston TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Dermatology; Baylor College of Medicine; Houston TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology; Baylor College of Medicine; Houston TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology; Baylor College of Medicine; Houston TX 77030 USA
- Department of Dermatology; Baylor College of Medicine; Houston TX 77030 USA
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Swerdlow SH, Quintanilla-Martinez L, Willemze R, Kinney MC. Cutaneous B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders: report of the 2011 Society for Hematopathology/European Association for Haematopathology workshop. Am J Clin Pathol 2013; 139:515-35. [PMID: 23525619 DOI: 10.1309/ajcpnlc9nc9wtqyy] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The diagnosis and classification of the cutaneous B-cell lymphomas can be quite a challenge, with a definitive diagnosis sometimes being elusive, even when an extensive workup has been performed. Distinction of benign from neoplastic disorders can be difficult, with some hyperplasias mimicking lymphomas and vice versa. There are only a limited number of skin-specific B-cell lymphomas, including primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma and primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg type. Cutaneous marginal zone lymphomas have distinctive features but are classified with the other mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas. It is important, however, to also remember that many other B-cell lymphomas/ plasma cell neoplasms can primarily, or more often secondarily, involve the skin. Some may mimic one of the skin-specific lymphomas but have very different clinical implications. Iatrogenic and senescent immunodeficiency-associated lymphoproliferative disorders that are often Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) positive can also primarily involve the skin, including cases also known as EBV-positive mucocutaneous ulcer.
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- Steven H. Swerdlow
- Department of Pathology, Division of Hematopathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
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Deonizio JM, Guitart J. The Role of Molecular Analysis in Cutaneous Lymphomas. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 31:234-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sder.2012.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2012] [Accepted: 08/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The role of molecular pathology in the diagnosis of cutaneous lymphomas. PATHOLOGY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2012; 2012:913523. [PMID: 23213624 PMCID: PMC3506916 DOI: 10.1155/2012/913523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Accepted: 10/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Primary cutaneous lymphomas can be difficult to be distinguished from reactive mimics, even when integrating histologic, immunophenotypic, and clinical findings. Molecular studies, especially PCR-based antigen receptor gene rearrangement (ARGR) analysis, are frequently useful ancillary studies in the evaluation of cutaneous lymphoproliferations. The biologic basis of ARGR studies is discussed, as well as a comparison of various current protocols. The pitfalls and limitations of ARGR analysis are also highlighted. Recent advances in the understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of various cutaneous lymphomas are discussed. Some of these nascent discoveries may lead to the development of diagnostically useful molecular assays.
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Sproul AM, Goodlad JR. Clonality testing of cutaneous lymphoid infiltrates: practicalities, pitfalls and potential uses. J Hematop 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s12308-012-0145-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Zoledronic acid–induced cutaneous B-cell pseudolymphoma. J Am Acad Dermatol 2011; 65:1238-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2009] [Revised: 04/12/2009] [Accepted: 04/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Christie LJ, MacKenzie C, Palmer TJ, Baker L, Goodlad JR. Type and maturational status of dendritic cells in cutaneous B cell lymphoproliferative disorders. Histopathology 2011; 59:421-32. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2011.03967.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bergman R, Khamaysi K, Khamaysi Z, Ben Arie Y. A study of histologic and immunophenotypical staining patterns in cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia. J Am Acad Dermatol 2011; 65:112-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2010] [Revised: 06/24/2010] [Accepted: 07/06/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Martin SJ, Duvic M. Treatment of cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia with the monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody rituximab. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2011; 11:286-8. [PMID: 21658657 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2011.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2010] [Revised: 11/01/2010] [Accepted: 11/05/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders are a continuum from benign cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia (CLH) or "pseudolymphoma" to primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma (PCBCL). Historically, CLH was treated with a combination of antibiotics, topical or intralesional corticosteroids, and/or localized radiotherapy. Rituximab, a monoclonal antibody that targets the CD20 marker on B cells, is an effective and well-reported treatment for PCBCL. We review the pathogenesis and current treatments of B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders and assess the role of rituximab for potential therapy in the setting of refractory CLH. We describe a case of CLH that was treated with intralesional rituximab. The patient had notable clinical improvement over the treatment period with rituximab. Because of some persistent and recurrent erythematous areas, topical tacrolimus was initiated, with significant clinical improvement. There were no reported side effects. Management of CLH with intralesional rituximab has been described. The treatment presented in this report substantiates rituximab as a reasonable therapeutic option for refractory CLH after failure of several other widely accepted treatments. Treatment with intralesional rituximab should be reserved for patients with documented CD20(+) lesions.
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- Stephanie J Martin
- Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston and MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
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Radiation therapy for B-cell cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia. Jpn J Radiol 2010; 28:385-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s11604-010-0439-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2009] [Accepted: 03/07/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Dalle S, Thomas L, Balme B, Dumontet C, Thieblemont C. Primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2010; 74:156-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2009.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2009] [Revised: 09/02/2009] [Accepted: 09/16/2009] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Context.—Pseudoneoplastic cutaneous lesions are diverse, not only morphologically but also with respect to their causes and cellular lineages. They include proliferations of epithelial, as well as mesenchymal, elements.
Objective.—This review aims to consider selected lesions in the aforementioned groups, contrasting them with histologically similar neoplasms of the skin in a differential diagnostic setting.
Data Sources.—Information used in assembling this discussion was drawn from the published literature on cutaneous pseudoneoplasms, using an Internet-based search engine. The authors' collective experience was also used in writing this review.
Conclusions.—Sufficient clinical and morphologic differences exist in virtually all instances to separate pseudoneoplastic cutaneous proliferations from the tumors that they imitate.
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- Mark R. Wick
- From the Division of Surgical Pathology & Cytopathology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville
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- From the Division of Surgical Pathology & Cytopathology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville
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Kluger N, Vermeulen C, Moguelet P, Cotten H, Koeb MH, Balme B, Fusade T. Cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia (pseudolymphoma) in tattoos: a case series of seven patients. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2010; 24:208-13. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03305.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Affolter VK, Gross TL, Moore PF. Indolent cutaneous T-cell lymphoma presenting as cutaneous lymphocytosis in dogs. Vet Dermatol 2009; 20:577-85. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2009.00833.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chiang C, Romero L. Cutaneous Lymphoid Hyperplasia (Pseudolymphoma) in a Tattoo After Far Infrared Light. Dermatol Surg 2009; 35:1434-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01254.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bayerl MG, Hennessy J, Ehmann WC, Bagg A, Rosamilia L, Clarke LE. Multiple cutaneous monoclonal B-cell proliferations as harbingers of systemic angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma. J Cutan Pathol 2009; 37:777-86. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01408.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Blinder V, Fisher SG. The Role of Environmental Factors in the Etiology of Lymphoma. Cancer Invest 2009; 26:306-16. [DOI: 10.1080/07357900701805686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Nnebe NV, Woon C, Haines S, Dayton V, Weigel BJ. Cutaneous pseudolymphoma: an unusual presentation of a scalp mass. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009; 52:283-5. [PMID: 18839432 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The term cutaneous pseudolymphoma (CPL), an accumulation of lymphocytes in response to a foreign antigen or unknown stimuli lacks specificity, and has been used when neither cause nor mechanism for the lymphocytic proliferation has been identified. Cases of childhood CPL are rare and require extensive investigation because of their potential for malignant transformation. We report a case of a child with a scalp mass diagnosed as CPL.
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- Nkechinyelu V Nnebe
- Department of Pediatrics Hematology-Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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