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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
T zone lymphoma, Lennert and Mohri
Introduction

Lymphoproliferative disorder, considered to be the T-cell lymphoma equivalent of follicular B cell lymphoma.

Clinical signs
  • lymphadenopathy, later hepatomegaly and/or splenomegaly and in 40% of cases lung involvement
  • unspecific skin reactions (rash, pruritus) in 30%
  • erythematous plaques or deep nodular livid lesions on the face or trunk
  • prognosis is bad (extracutaneous spread)
Histology

Diffuse, non epidermotropic infiltration of atypical small to medium-sized pleomorphic T lymphocytes in the expanded interfollicular areas (T-zones), affecting the entire dermis and subcutis.

Hallmark: remnants of follicular structures.

Small foci of chromatin-dense well differentiated small B lymphocytes, some immunoblasts and histiocytes and proliferation of postcapillary venules with high endothelial cells.

Immunophenotype and genetic features:

  • CD3+, CD4+, CD43+, CD45RO
  • CD8-, CD45RA-, CD20-, CD30-
  • S100 protein shows a dense network of interdigitating reticulum cells typical for the T-zone of the lymphnode
  • clonal rearangement of TCR beta genes in a majority of cases while the immunoglobulin genes remain in germinal configuration