Morphologic characteristics of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm: a case report.
Ru, Y Zhang, P Dong, S Wang, H Zhao, S Mi, Y Eyden, Brian P
Ru, Y
Zhang, P
Dong, S
Wang, H
Zhao, S
Mi, Y
Eyden, Brian P
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Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare aggressive lymphoma derived from plasmacytoid dendritic cells or precursor dendritic cells. Despite some 240 reported cases, its morphology and especially ultrastructure has not been satisfactorily studied. A case is reported of a 13 year old boy, who, despite chemotherapy, died within a 12-month period. The electron microscopy findings - microvillous processes, nuclei with slight irregularities, a moderate amount of heterochromatin, and rough endoplasmic reticulum in the form of long, narrow profiles, often in parallel arrangements - taken together, serve to distinguish BPDCN from other neoplastic cells, such as monocytes, plasma cells and the cells of chronic lymphocyte leukemia.
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2014-02
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Morphologic characteristics of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm: a case report. 2014, 38 (1):66-8 Ultrastruct Pathol