Cutaneous plasmacytosis: Report of 6 cases with or without systemic involvement

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• 作者：Rie Honda ; MD^a ; ^b ; Lorenzo Cerroni ; MD^b ; ^{lorenzo.cerroni@medunigraz.at} ; Akiko Tanikawa ; MD^c ; Tamotsu Ebihara ; MD^c ; Masayuki Amagai ; MD^c ; Akira Ishiko ; MD^c ; ^d
• 关键词：cutaneous plasmacytosis ; marginal zone lymphoma ; mixed connective-tissue disease ; multicentric Castleman disease ; sarcoid reaction ; systemic plasmacytosis
• 刊名：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：June, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：68
• 期：6
• 页码：978-985
• 全文大小：2920 K

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Background

Cutaneous plasmacytosis and systemic plasmacytosis are rare entities arising primarily in patients of Japanese descent. The origin and exact pathogenesis are poorly understood.

Objective

We sought to determine clinicopathologic features of cutaneous and systemic plasmacytosis.

Methods

We describe the clinicopathologic features of 6 patients with cutaneous plasmacytosis with or without systemic involvement (male:female?= 3:1; mean age: 49.7 years; median age: 50.5 years; age range: 29-64 years).

Results

Patients presented clinically with multiple, red-brown infiltrated plaques and flat tumors, mainly located on the trunk. Histology revealed in all cases the presence of clusters of mature plasma cells within the dermis. Lymphoid follicles with reactive germinal centers were seen in 3 cases. Five cases showed the expected polyclonal expression of immunoglobulin light chain by the plasma cells, but monoclonality was observed in 1 case, thus showing overlapping features with cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma. One patient revealed overlapping features with multicentric Castleman disease.

Limitations

This was a retrospective study on a relatively small number of patients.

Conclusions

Despite typical clinical presentation, some of our patients presented with histopathologic and immunohistochemical features that deviated from the conventional appearance. Our observation confirms and expands previous observations of this elusive entity, suggesting that the spectrum of clinicopathologic presentations may be wider than previously recognized.