Cutaneous Mastocytosis With Predominant Infiltration of Promastocytes

Am J Dermatopathol. 2019 Apr;41(4):296-299. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000001246.

Abstract

Mastocytosis is a heterogeneous group of disorders with a variable clinical course, ranging from indolent disease with normal life expectancy to highly aggressive disease. In the skin, mast cells may show a spindle-shape appearance or appear as round cells with wide, polygonal cytoplasm. In this study, we present a case series of 4 patients with cutaneous childhood-onset mastocytosis in whom skin mast cells showed striking nuclear pleomorphism with bilobed and multilobed nuclei. Such finding does not seem to represent a malignant phenotype of the disease in the skin, although the true biological significance and the potential prognostic impact remain to be determined.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cell Nucleus / pathology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mast Cells / pathology*
  • Mastocytosis, Cutaneous / pathology*
  • Young Adult