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This article focuses on cutaneous hematopoietic neoplasms that are more likely to be encountered in the pediatric age-group and includes both lymphoproliferative and histiocytic disorders. The cutaneous hematologic disorders in children have a different epidemiologic profile to what is seen during adulthood. Although mycosis fungoides is the most frequent form of cutaneous lymphoma in adults, it is very rare in children. Because lymphoblastic leukemias and lymphomas are more frequent in the pediatric setting, cutaneous leukemic infiltrates are relatively common in this age-group. Similarly, histiocytic disorders are more common in children, particularly Langerhans cell histiocytosis and juvenile xanthogranuloma. Notably, the histiocytic disorders have undergone significant modifications on their nomenclature in the basis of the molecular characteristics that are present in them. A summary of the most frequent cutaneous hematopoietic disorders in children will be discussed further in this review.
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- Alejandro A Gru
- 1 Department of Pathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- 2 Lauren V. Ackerman Laboratory of Surgical Pathology, St. Louis Children's Hospital and Dermatopathology, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri
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Torreggiani S, Filocamo G, Esposito S. Recurrent Fever in Children. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:448. [PMID: 27023528 PMCID: PMC4848904 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17040448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Revised: 03/13/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Children presenting with recurrent fever may represent a diagnostic challenge. After excluding the most common etiologies, which include the consecutive occurrence of independent uncomplicated infections, a wide range of possible causes are considered. This article summarizes infectious and noninfectious causes of recurrent fever in pediatric patients. We highlight that, when investigating recurrent fever, it is important to consider age at onset, family history, duration of febrile episodes, length of interval between episodes, associated symptoms and response to treatment. Additionally, information regarding travel history and exposure to animals is helpful, especially with regard to infections. With the exclusion of repeated independent uncomplicated infections, many infective causes of recurrent fever are relatively rare in Western countries; therefore, clinicians should be attuned to suggestive case history data. It is important to rule out the possibility of an infectious process or a malignancy, in particular, if steroid therapy is being considered. After excluding an infectious or neoplastic etiology, immune-mediated and autoinflammatory diseases should be taken into consideration. Together with case history data, a careful physical exam during and between febrile episodes may give useful clues and guide laboratory investigations. However, despite a thorough evaluation, a recurrent fever may remain unexplained. A watchful follow-up is thus mandatory because new signs and symptoms may appear over time.
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- Sofia Torreggiani
- Pediatric Medium Intensive Care Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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- Pediatric Medium Intensive Care Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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- Pediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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Tang Z, Tang G, Wang SA, Lu X, Young KH, Bueso-Ramos CE, Alvarado Y, Medeiros LJ, Khoury JD. Simultaneous deletion of 3'ETV6 and 5'EWSR1 genes in blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm: case report and literature review. Mol Cytogenet 2016; 9:23. [PMID: 26925167 PMCID: PMC4769509 DOI: 10.1186/s13039-016-0232-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare hematologic malignancy. Based on literature reports of limited cases, over 50 % of BPDCN have chromosomal abnormalities, but no single chromosomal change has been identified as diagnostic of this entity. Case presentation In this report, we present a case of BPDCN with complicated chromosomal abnormalities involving chromosomes 12 and 22 and resulting in a simultaneous partial deletion of ETV6 and EWSR1. Notably, these aberrations were identified in bone marrow myeloid precursors in the absence of bone marrow involvement by BPDCN. Conclusion Analysis of 46 BPDCN cases with abnormal karyotypes (45 from literature reports plus this case) showed that 12p- is one of the most common structural aberrations in BPDCN. The ETV6 and CDKN1B on 12p deserve further investigations as potential markers of BPDCN.
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- Zhenya Tang
- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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Park KM, Yang EJ, Seo JH, Shin DH, Lim YT. A Case of Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm in a Child. CLINICAL PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY 2015. [DOI: 10.15264/cpho.2015.22.2.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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- Kyung Mi Park
- Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University Children’s Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University Children’s Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University Children’s Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Pusan National University Children’s Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University Children’s Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
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Sakashita K, Saito S, Yanagisawa R, Tanaka M, Yoshikawa K, Hirabayashi K, Tsukahara K, Motobayashi M, Nakazawa Y, Koike K. Usefulness of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in first complete remission for pediatric blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm with skin involvement: a case report and review of literature. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2013; 60:E140-2. [PMID: 23788509 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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No standard treatment has been established in childhood blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasma (BPDCN) because of its rarity. We treated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia-type regimen for a child with BPDCN with skin and leukemic involvement. She has been disease-free for 4 years after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in first complete remission. In 33 cases of pediatric BPDCN, the over survival was significantly lower in the patients with skin manifestation than those without cutaneous involvement. Accordingly, it is important to determine whether allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation should be applied to first complete remission in the patients with poor prognosis.
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- Kazuo Sakashita
- Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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Wright KD, Onciu MM, Coustan-Smith E, Campana D, Raimondi SC, Inaba H, Ribeiro R, Pui CH, Sandlund JT. Successful treatment of pediatric plasmacytoid dendritic cell tumors with a contemporary regimen for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2013; 60:E38-41. [PMID: 23417921 PMCID: PMC4146405 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2012] [Accepted: 01/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Dendritic cell leukemia (DCL) or hematodermic tumor is an uncommon subtype of acute leukemia. In contrast to adult cases, children tend to have a less aggressive course. The diagnosis of DCL should be considered when its characteristic morphologic features are present and leukemic cells co-express CD4 and CD56. Cases of DCL among pediatric patients have been reported to respond to therapeutic regimens for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, but details regarding the specifics of therapy are lacking.
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- Karen D. Wright
- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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- Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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Wang H, Cao J, Hong X. Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm without cutaneous lesion at presentation: case report and literature review. Acta Haematol 2012; 127:124-7. [PMID: 22236870 DOI: 10.1159/000334703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2011] [Accepted: 10/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare and highly aggressive hematological malignancy derived from precursors of plasmacytoid dendritic cells. This disease typically presents with cutaneous involvement as the first manifestation, with subsequent or simultaneous spread to bone marrow and peripheral blood. It is exceedingly rare to diagnose BPDCN without a cutaneous lesion. Here, we report a 21-year-old male who was diagnosed with BPDCN in the absence of cutaneous symptoms. Clinically, left inguinal nodules were noticed for 4 months. The diagnosis of BPDCN was established based on histological and immunohistochemical study of a lymph node biopsy. The patient was classified as stage IVA with bone marrow involvement and underwent three cycles of hyper-CVAD alternating with high-dose methotrexate and cytarabine. A complete response was established after one cycle; however, the patient relapsed with disseminated cutaneous lesions and bone marrow involvement following a response duration of 10 months. This case is significant for BPDCN presenting with lymph node and bone marrow involvement in the absence of characteristic cutaneous manifestations.
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- Huijie Wang
- Medical Oncology, Cancer Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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Zindanci I, Kavala M, Buyukbabani N, Kocaturk E, Koc M. Cutaneous CD4+/CD56+ hematodermic neoplasm. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2010; 76:723. [PMID: 21079332 DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.72471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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CD4+/CD56+ hematodermic neoplasm, formerly known as blastic NK cell lymphoma, is a rare and aggressive neoplasm with a high incidence of cutaneous involvement, risk of leukemic dissemination and poor prognosis. The characteristic features are expression of the T helper inducer cell marker CD4 and the NK-cell marker CD56 in the absence of other T cell or NKcell specific markers. Because of the rarity of this disease, we describe a 48 year old woman suffering from CD4+/CD56+ hematodermic neoplasm on her cheek without leukemic infiltration.
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- Ilkin Zindanci
- Department of Dermatology, Goztepe Training and Resach Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Jegalian AG, Buxbaum NP, Facchetti F, Raffeld M, Pittaluga S, Wayne AS, Jaffe ES. Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm in children: diagnostic features and clinical implications. Haematologica 2010; 95:1873-9. [PMID: 20663945 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2010.026179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm is a rare malignancy that typically follows a highly aggressive clinical course in adults, whereas experience in children with this disease is very limited. DESIGN AND METHODS This retrospective study analyzed the pathological and clinical findings of nine cases of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm presenting in patients under the age of 18 years who were reviewed at our institution. We also identified 20 well-documented additional pediatric cases in the literature. RESULTS In the combined analysis, the overall survival rate among the 25 patients with available follow-up, all having received chemotherapy, was 72% (follow-up ranging from 9 months to 13 years, with a median of 30 months). The event-free survival rate was 64%. Nine patients were alive 5 years after the original diagnosis, although only three of them had undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation--one in first complete remission and two in second remission. Of the seven patients who lacked cutaneous disease at presentation, 100% survived, including five who were alive more than 5 years after diagnosis, although only two had undergone stem cell transplantation. Among the 18 patients who presented with cutaneous disease and for whom follow-up data were available, only 11 survived (61%). Detailed immunophenotypic characterization and clinical features of all cases are presented. Unexpectedly, three of four cases of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm tested showed focal positivity for S-100. S-100 was negative in 28 cases of acute myeloid leukemia evaluated for this marker. CONCLUSIONS In contrast to adult cases, in which long-term survival depends on stem cell transplantation in first complete remission, blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasms in children are clinically less aggressive. Treatment with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia-type chemotherapy appears to be effective, and stem cell transplantation may be reserved for children who relapse and achieve a second remission. Outcomes were more favorable in cases that lacked cutaneous disease at presentation, although a comparison of cutaneous and non-cutaneous cases might be confounded by differences in treatment regimens. Focal expression of S-100 may be seen in concert with other markers of plasmacytoid dendritic cells.
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- Armin G Jegalian
- Hematopathology Section, Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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