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Atlas of dermatopathology
Josef Feit, Hana Jedličková, Günter Burg, Luděk Matyska, Spasoje Radovanovic et al.
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+ Introduction
+ Literature
+ Support
+ Skin biopsy
+ Non-tumorous skin diseases
+ Skin tumors
+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis
+ Soft tissue lesions
+ Some lesions of the oral cavity
+ Dermatovenerology
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf
+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari
B cell rich T cell lymphoma
Clinical signs
  • patches, plaques or tumors (as in mycosis fungoides)
Histology

Non-epidermotropic nodular infiltrate extending into the deep dermis. Medium size to large pleomorphic mononuclear cells with islands of small, chromatin rich B lymphocytes.

Immunophenotype and genetic features:

  • T cell markers: CD3+, CD43+, CD45RO+
  • reactive cells express B cell phenotype CD20+ and may be positive for bcl2 protein (indicating lack of apoptosis in these areas)
  • clonal rearrangement of TCR beta chain gene but not of the Ig heavy chain gene locus

B cell rich T cell lymphoma (2456)