Article
Expression of CD31/PECAM-1 (platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1) by blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasms.
JAMA dermatology - 1 Jan 2014
Salva Katrin A, Haemel Anna K, Pincus Laura B, Liu Jing, Sundram Uma, Guitart Joan, Longley B Jack, Wood Gary S
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare malignant neoplasm with cutaneous manifestations and a rapidly progressive clinical course. The diagnosis relies on characteristic clinicopathologic and immunopathologic features. However, the overlap of immunophenotypic features with other cancers, as well as newly discovered interpersonal and intrapersonal phenotypic variations, renders...
Topics
- Aged, 80 and over
- Dendritic Cells
- Disease Progression
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Male
- Phenotype
- Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
- Skin Neoplasms
