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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
Marginal zone lymphoma, plasmocytoma variant
Clinical signs
  • most cases of skin infiltration are caused by multiple myeloma of bone marrow
  • primary plasmocytoma of the skin is very rare
  • solitary violaceous nodule
  • elderly patients
  • location: face, trunk
  • slow progression, benign course
Histology

Dense monomorphous infiltrate of plasmocytes in the deep dermis, sometimes extending into subcutaneous fat.

Variably mature plasma cells with Russel bodies. Mitotic activity. Amyloid and needle-like crystalloid intracytoplasmatic inclusions within macrophages.

Immunophenotype and genetic features:

  • lack of reactivity for some B cell markers (CD20) or variable expression (CD79a)
  • neoplastic cells express only one type of Ig light chain (kappa or lambda) or show intracytoplasmic Ig deposits, usually IgA

Marginal zone lymphoma with plasma cells (4550)

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Marginal zone lymphoma with plasma cells: Marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) with plasmocytes, HE 20x (4550)