[Hematodermic CD4+ CD56+ neoplasm in childhood]

Medicina (B Aires). 2008;68(2):147-50.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Hematodermic CD4+ CD56+ neoplasm with plasmacytoid dendritic cell phenotype is a rare and aggressive neoplasm recently recognized by the WHO-EORTC classification. It generally appears in elderly adults, exceptionally in childhood. We present a 12-year-old girl with severe mental retardation, genetic clinical features and multiple nodular cutaneous lesions on legs and arms. Histologically the nodules showed diffuse dermal infiltrate of medium and small cells and expression of CD4, CD56, CD43, S100 and plasmacytoid dendritic markers: CD123, BDCA-2 under flow cytometry study. Peripheral blood and bone marrow were not involved. Clinical remission of cutaneous lesions was observed after two weeks of acute lymphoblastic leukemia therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers, Tumor*
  • CD4 Antigens*
  • CD56 Antigen*
  • Child
  • Dendritic Cells / immunology
  • Dendritic Cells / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-3 Receptor alpha Subunit / analysis
  • Killer Cells, Natural / immunology
  • Lectins, C-Type / analysis
  • Lymphoma / immunology
  • Lymphoma / pathology*
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / analysis
  • Receptors, Immunologic / analysis
  • Skin Neoplasms / immunology
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • CD4 Antigens
  • CD56 Antigen
  • CLEC4C protein, human
  • Interleukin-3 Receptor alpha Subunit
  • Lectins, C-Type
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • Receptors, Immunologic