Primary Cutaneous Sarcomatoid Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase-Positive Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma With Linear Distributional Lesions.

We report a case of cutaneous anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL) with linear distributional lesions and sarcomatoid histologic features. A sarcomatoid variant is the rarest morphological pattern of ALCL. Interestingly, the morphology of tumor cells in the present case transitioned from a sarcomatoid variant of ALCL at first diagnosis to a classic variant at relapse.

Two new mutations of the ADAR1 gene associated with dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria.

Dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria (DSH) is a pigmentary genodermatosis of autosomal dominant inheritance characterized by a mixture of hyperpigmented and hypopigmented macules distributed on the dorsal aspects of the hands and feet. Genetic studies have identified mutations in ADAR1 gene to be responsible for this disorder. We detected two mutations in two families with DSH, which include a heterozygous g-->a transversion at the first base of the 3'-acceptor splice site of intron 5 (c.