Dermatopathology: An abridged compendium of words. A discussion of them and opinions about them. Part 6 (I-L)
…uclei arranged as single cells (strands) between collagen bundles; especially common in metastatic carcinomas and in certain leukemias and can also be seen in melanoma among others. INFERIOR SEGMENT OF A HAIR FOLLICLE: is bounded above by the site…
Images
…Mycosis fungoides, papular/plaque stage Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, papular stage…
Differential Diagnosis
Mycosis fungoides, papular/plaque stage Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, papular stage 1. No crusts as a rule 1. Crusts common 2. No collections of lymphocytes in the cornified layer usually 2. Collections of lymphocytes in the cornified layer…
Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita restricted to both breasts in a young female
…yndrome [10]. Rare reports include atypical CMTC with retinoblastoma [11]. Interestingly, CMTC associated with meningioma or leukemia has also been reported and is very rarely associated with mental retardation, aplasia cutis congenita, multicystic…
Uncommon presentations of tinea versicolor
…—only one patient studied by Hughes et al. [20] was immunocompromised from chemotherapeutic treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Although uncommon, eruptions confined to the areola and periareolar areas have also been noted. Two patients had…
Identification of Distinctive but Nonspecific Findings Using High Magnification
…by neutrophils in and around eccrine glands and ducts, e.g., as an effect of a chemotherapeutic agent for acute myelogenous leukemia, in response to certain infections, such as by HIV, rarely on volar skin of children, and as an incidental finding,…
Pyogenic granuloma, fully developed vs. Kaposi’s sarcoma, nodular
Cytomegalic inclusion disease
…rocesses cannot be differentiated from one another clinically, but only by laboratory methods. Extremely young children with leukemia may exhibit purpuric macules, papules, and nodules. Herpes simplex infection at times also may affect the perianal…
Discussions
…f a patient with actinic reticuloid often resembles that of a lion (leonine), as does that of some patients with lymphoma or leukemia and, stereotypically, those with lepromatous leprosy. In brief, actinic reticuloid is a euphemism for persistent…
Solitary mastocytoma presenting in an adult: report and literature review of adult-onset solitary cutaneous mastocytoma with recommendations for evaluation and treatment
…diagnosis of solitary mastocytoma includes chronic arthropod bite reaction [15], cyst [8], granuloma [8], hidrocystoma [15], leukemia cutis [11], and xanthogranuloma [11]. The solitary mastocytomas ranged in size from 5 x 4 mm to 12.5 x 12.5 cm. One…