| Literature DB >> 24134789 |
Emilie Tournier1, Camille Laurent, Marianne Thomas, Nicolas Meyer, Roland Viraben, Pierre Brousset, Laurence Lamant.
Abstract
Mycosis fungoides (MF) represents the most common epidermotropic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), and tumor cells typically express a mature T-helper memory phenotype. A minority of MF patients display an unusual phenotype, which may be either CD4(-)/CD8(+) or double negative. Herein, we report a case of biopsy-proven MF in a 31-year-old woman who presented with infiltrated plaques involving photoprotected areas of the skin. Immunohistochemical study combined with confocal microscopy revealed co-expression of CD4 and CD8 in a subset of atypical T lymphocytes. To our knowledge, this is the second report of a CD4/CD8 dual-positive MF.Entities:
Keywords: T-cell phenotype; confocal microscopy; immunohistochemistry; mycosis fungoides
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24134789 DOI: 10.1111/cup.12248
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cutan Pathol ISSN: 0303-6987 Impact factor: 1.587