Primary cutaneous angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma histologically mimicking an inflammatory dermatosis.

Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) is a systemic lymphoproliferative disease characterized by a polymorphous neoplastic infiltrate involving lymph nodes as well as extranodal locations, including the skin. Cutaneous involvement is seen in approximately 50 percent of cases and is usually secondary to systemic disease. Patients with cutaneous involvement classically present with a transient morbilliform eruption of the trunk; however, papules, nodules, urticarial plaques and erythroderma have also been reported.

Hyaline-vascular castleman disease: a rare cause of solitary subcutaneous soft tissue mass.

Castleman disease (CD) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder that primarily affects mediastinal, retroperitoneal, and cervical lymph nodes. Clinically, these lesions occur as a localized (unicentric) or less frequently as a systemic (multicentric) disease. Two main distinct histologic variants are recognized, the more common hyaline-vascular (HV) type and the plasma cell (PC) type.

A case of acute basophilic leukemia arising from chronic myelogenous leukemia with development of t(7;8)(q32;q13).

Acute basophilic leukemia (ABL) is an uncommon form of acute myelogenous leukemia recently recognized as a distinct entity in the World Health Organization classification of myeloid malignancies. A case is presented of ABL arising from chronic myelogenous leukemia with development of t(7;8)(q32;q13). Discussion includes a literature review.

Bif-1 interacts with Beclin 1 through UVRAG and regulates autophagy and tumorigenesis.

Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved 'self-eating' process. Although the genes essential for autophagy (named Atg) have been identified in yeast, the molecular mechanism of how Atg proteins control autophagosome formation in mammalian cells remains to be elucidated. Here, we demonstrate that Bif-1 (also known as Endophilin B1) interacts with Beclin 1 through ultraviolet irradiation resistance-associated gene (UVRAG) and functions as a positive mediator of the class III PI(3) kinase (PI(3)KC3).

The diagnosis, management, and role of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in aggressive peripheral T-cell neoplasms.

Background: Peripheral T-cell neoplasms (PTCNs) comprise a group of uncommon and heterogeneous lymphoid malignancies. They are more difficult to diagnose and treat and have a worse prognosis than B-cell lymphomas. Although PTCNs initially show a significant degree of chemosensitivity, the outcome of treatment with conventional dose chemotherapy remains poor.

Need for an improved molecular/genetic classification for CD30+ lymphomas involving the skin.

Background: The spectrum of diseases that constitute the CD30+ lymphomas, with lymphomatoid papulosis (LyP) at one end, and anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL) at the other end, shows variable morphology, immunophenotype, and clinical behavior. The border between these diseases is sometimes difficult to establish and there are many grey zones in their classification.

Methods: We reviewed the clinical and research literature and guided by our experiences attempted to discern molecular and phenotypic criteria to improve the classification and identify molecular targets for therapy of CD30-positive cutaneous lymphomas.

Classification and treatment of rare and aggressive types of peripheral T-cell/natural killer-cell lymphomas of the skin.

Background: The classification of cutaneous lymphomas has been contentious. Two major competing classifications were the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC). The principal authors met for a consensus meeting resulted in a combined classification called WHO-EORTC Classification of Cutaneous Lymphoma.

"Virtual flow cytometry" of immunostained lymphocytes on microscopic tissue slides: iHCFlow tissue cytometry.

Background: A method and approach is developed for fully automated measurements of immunostained lymphocytes in tissue sections by means of digital color microscopy and patent pending advanced cell analysis. The validation data for population statistic measurements of immunostained lymphocytes in tissue sections using tissue cytometry (TC) is presented. The report is the first to describe the conversion of immunohistochemistry (IHC) data to a flow cytometry-like two parameter dot-plot display, hence the technique is also a virtual flow cytometry.

Lymph node grading for staging of mycosis fungoides may benefit from examination of multiple excised lymph nodes.

Background: Lymph node (LN) histopathologic class has been shown to be a significant determinant of survival in patients with mycosis fungoides. Often, histopathologic evaluation of just 1 node is used in staging patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

Objective: We examined whether sampling multiple nodes alters the staging and prognostic group placement of patients with mycosis fungoides as compared with sampling just 1 node.