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IRF8 in Conjunction With CD123 and CD20 to Distinguish Lupus Erythematosus Panniculitis From Subcutaneous Panniculitis-like T-Cell Lymphoma
Wong J, Roy S, McNiff J, Xu M. IRF8 in Conjunction With CD123 and CD20 to Distinguish Lupus Erythematosus Panniculitis From Subcutaneous Panniculitis-like T-Cell Lymphoma. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2023, 47: 1425-1431. PMID: 37767989, DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000002133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphomaLupus erythematosus panniculitisPanniculitis-like T-cell lymphomaCase of SPTCLT-cell lymphomaPlasmacytoid dendritic cell differentiationPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsExpression of IRF8Dendritic cell differentiationCharacteristic curve analysisImportant clinical implicationsRegulatory factor 8Dendritic cellsCutaneous biopsyLymphoid aggregatesDiagnostic challengeImmunohistochemical panelImmunohistochemical expressionCD123CD20Distinct patientsClinical implicationsSubcutaneous fatDiagnostic testsPositive markers
2022
DNMT3A R882 Mutations Confer Unique Clinicopathologic Features in MDS Including a High Risk of AML Transformation
Jawad M, Afkhami M, Ding Y, Zhang X, Li P, Young K, Xu ML, Cui W, Zhao Y, Halene S, Al-Kali A, Viswanatha D, Chen D, He R, Zheng G. DNMT3A R882 Mutations Confer Unique Clinicopathologic Features in MDS Including a High Risk of AML Transformation. Frontiers In Oncology 2022, 12: 849376. PMID: 35296003, PMCID: PMC8918526, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.849376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWorse progression-free survivalProgression-free survivalMyelodysplastic syndromeAML transformationMyeloid neoplasmsMDS casesHigh riskR882 mutationsClonal hematopoiesisIndependent risk factorUnique clinicopathologic featuresTertiary medical institutionsDifferent treatment approachesUnique clinicopathologicExcess blastsSevere leukopeniaClinicopathologic featuresMutant patientsRisk factorsLarge cohortTherapeutic implicationsTreatment approachesClinical implicationsClinical-genomic databaseNeoplasms
2021
Simultaneous colonic T-cell lymphoma and graft-versus-host disease: A rare diagnosis
Gisriel S, Hung K, Braddock D, Seropian S, Foss F, Robert M, Xu M. Simultaneous colonic T-cell lymphoma and graft-versus-host disease: A rare diagnosis. Human Pathology Reports 2021, 24: 200507. DOI: 10.1016/j.ehpc.2021.200507.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesCutaneous T-cell lymphomaT-cell lymphomaPost-transplant lymphoproliferative disorderAllogeneic stem cell transplantAtypical lymphoid infiltrateStem cell transplantCritical clinical implicationsLimited tissue samplesAbdominal painHost diseaseGastrointestinal biopsiesLymph nodesCell transplantLymphoid infiltratesLymphoproliferative disordersMycosis fungoidesRare diagnosisDiagnostic workupDifferential diagnosisIntestinal mucosaClinical implicationsTissue samplesLymphomaGraftDiagnosis