Composite mantle cell and primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma: case report and review of the literature.

We describe the first reported occurrence of a composite cutaneous lymphoma involving a mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma. The lesion occurred in a 76-year-old man with longstanding MCL who developed nodular skin lesions on his trunk and extremities. Biopsy revealed a CD30-positive lymphoma with pathological features characteristic of cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma in the superficial dermis and a subjacent deposit of MCL in the deep dermis and subcutaneous adipose tissue.

Herpes simplex virus lymphadenitis: the elusive doppelganger in immunocompromised patients.

Herpes simplex virus has protean manifestations and is an important cause of morbidity in the immunocompromised host. We report a case of recurrent lymphadenopathy and rash in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The elusive clinical diagnosis eventually required core biopsy of a lymph node with immunohistochemistry and confirmation by polymerase chain reaction.

Differential expression of cell-cycle regulatory proteins defines distinct classes of follicular lymphoma.

Follicular lymphoma, a relatively common neoplasm of mature B lymphocytes, generally pursues an indolent clinical course. The disease is biologically heterogeneous, however, and aggressive instances associated with short survival are relatively common. Because defects in the regulation of apoptotic cell death are fundamental in follicular lymphoma pathogenesis, we hypothesized that deregulated expression of components of the Rb signaling pathway may promote cell proliferation, thereby complementing antecedent antiapoptotic mutations and producing more aggressive disease.

The reliability of lymphoma diagnosis in small tissue samples is heavily influenced by lymphoma subtype.

A specific pathologic diagnosis is important in malignant lymphoma because the diverse disease subtypes require tailored approaches to clinical management. Reliance on small samples obtained with cutting needles has been advocated as a less invasive alternative to using larger, excised samples. Although published studies have demonstrated the safety and apparent sufficiency of this approach in informing clinical care, none have systematically determined the accuracy of pathologic lymphoma subtyping based on very small samples.