[Cutaneous extramedullary hematopoiesis associated with myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasm, unclassifiable]

Rinsho Ketsueki. 2015 Jul;56(7):911-4. doi: 10.11406/rinketsu.56.911.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Cutaneous extramedullary hematopoiesis has been reported in a small number of patients with myelofibrosis. A 79-year-old male with JAK2V617F-positive myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasm, unclassifiable (MDS-MPN-U), presented with multiple skin lesions. The skin lesions were papulonodular, reddish brown, and elastic hard on palpation. Based on a lesion biopsy, cutaneous extramedullary hematopoiesis associated with MDS/MPN-U was diagnosed. He died four months later due to exacerbation of MDS/MPN-U. Cutaneous invasion might be associated with progressive disease and a poor prognosis for MDS/MPN-U, as it is for myelofibrosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Bone Marrow / pathology
  • Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myelodysplastic-Myeloproliferative Diseases / complications*
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Skin Diseases / etiology
  • Skin Diseases / pathology*