CD4+/CD56+ haematodermic neoplasm: a preculsor haematological neoplasm that frequently first presents in the skin

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2006 Oct;20(9):1129-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01743.x.

Abstract

CD4+/CD56+ hematodermic neoplasm, formerly known as blastic NK cell lymphoma, is an aggressive and rare preculsor hematologic neoplasm recently recognized by the WHO-EORTC classification consensus for cutaneous lymphomas. The neoplasm tends to affect elderly patients, who usually present with skin lesions but often have a disseminated disease, including bone marrow involvement. Although the lesions are composed of cells with a lymphoblast-like morphology and an NK-cell phenotype, exhibiting a CD4+, CD56+ positive immunophenotype, recent studies support a relationship to plasmacytoid dendritic cells. Because of the rarity of this disease, we describe two patients suffering a CD4+/CD56+ hematodermic neoplasm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • CD4 Antigens / immunology*
  • CD56 Antigen / immunology*
  • Hematologic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Purpura / pathology
  • Skin / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

  • CD4 Antigens
  • CD56 Antigen