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CD8+ mycosis fungoides with ichthyosiform clinical presentation and angiocentric feature.

Wei BaHenry Hongyu YangWenjuan WangChengxin Li
Published in: Journal of cutaneous pathology (2021)
Mycosis fungoides (MF) is characterized by epidermotropic atypical lymphocytes infiltrate with α/β T-helper memory immunophenotype (βF1+, CD3+, CD4+, CD45Ro+, and CD8-). Angiocentricity is always associated with aggressive behavior or poor outcome in primary or secondary cutaneous lymphomas. Rare cases of angiocentric MF with a T-cytotoxic immunophenotype (CD3+, CD4-, CD8+, TIA-1+) have been described. Here, we report a 27-year-old man diagnosed with MF, clinically presenting with ichthyosiform lesions on his trunk and limbs. Biopsy demonstrated a CD3+ and CD8+ atypical lymphocytic infiltrate with marked epidermotropism and angiocentricity. Awareness of this rare MF variant with unusual clinicopathological characteristics is important to avoid misdiagnosis.
Keyphrases
  • nk cells
  • machine learning
  • immune response
  • dendritic cells