2023
IRF8 may be a useful marker for blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm, especially with weak CD123 expression
Tang H, Panse G, Braddock D, Perincheri S, Xu M, McNiff J. IRF8 may be a useful marker for blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm, especially with weak CD123 expression. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2023, 50: 595-600. PMID: 37082914, DOI: 10.1111/cup.14439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasmPlasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasmDendritic cell neoplasmPunch biopsy specimenBiopsy specimenCell neoplasmsCase of BPDCNUseful markerTumor cellsTCL-1 expressionAtypical mononuclear cellsBone marrow involvementDiffuse dermal infiltrateDendritic cell lineagePotential diagnostic pitfallRegulatory factor 8TCL-1BPDCN casesCD123 expressionMarrow involvementDermal infiltrateCutaneous nodulesMyelodysplastic syndromeSkin nodulesMononuclear cells
2014
Marrow Assessment for Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Demonstrates Poor Correlation With Disease Probability
Ho C, Yao X, Tian L, Li FY, Podoltsev N, Xu ML. Marrow Assessment for Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Demonstrates Poor Correlation With Disease Probability. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2014, 141: 62-71. PMID: 24343738, DOI: 10.1309/ajcpmd5tjefoovbw.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFindings of hemophagocytosisHemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisHistologic findingsProbability of HLHSecondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisCore biopsy specimenCore biopsy specimensDisease probabilityFisher's exact testElevated ferritinClinical suspicionMarrow assessmentHLH groupBiopsy specimenLaboratory criteriaBiopsy specimensMedical recordsHemophagocytosisExact testLymphohistiocytosisPatientsSignificant correlationAspiratesPoor correlationFindings