Am J Dermatopathol 2017 Sep 12. Epub 2017 Sep 12.

Serviço de Anatomia Patológica, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, Lisboa, Portugal.

Richter syndrome represents the transformation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma into an aggressive large B-cell lymphoma. Skin involvement is exceptionally rare, with <20 cases reported and its presence as the first presentation of CLL/small lymphocytic lymphoma, as an isolated skin lesion has never been described. Primary cutaneous CD4-positive small/medium T-cell lymphoma (CD4 PCSM-TCL) characteristically presents with a dense dermal infiltrate consisting primarily of small-/medium-sized pleomorphic T-cells and less than 30% large pleomorphic cells. Read More

Recent Pat Anticancer Drug Discov 2017 Sep 19. Epub 2017 Sep 19.

"Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu, Faculty of Medicine, Emergency County Clinical Hospital Sibiu, Sibiu. Romania.

Background: Notable progress has been made in chemo- and immunotherapy of B-cell lymphomas, but less in the treatment of T-cell lymphomas.

Objective: Histone deacetylases inhibitors are a potentially useful therapeutic mean, as an epigenetic dysregulation is present in lymphomas, and especially in T-cell types. We aimed to study the progress made in this area. Read More

Oncoimmunology 2017 20;6(9):e1341031. Epub 2017 Jun 20.

Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.

Facilitating the development of alternative targeted therapeutic strategies is urgently required to improve outcome or circumvent chemotherapy resistance in children, adolescents, and adults with recurrent/refractory de novo mature B-cell (CD20) non-Hodgkin lymphoma, including Burkitt lymphoma (BL). Romidepsin, a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi), has been used to treat cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. We have demonstrated the significant anti-tumor effect of anti-CD20 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) modified expanded peripheral blood natural killer (exPBNK) against rituximab-sensitive and -resistant BL. Read More

Am J Dermatopathol 2017 Oct;39(10):785-787

*Department of Dermatology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno-Infantil, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain; and †Department of Pathology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno-Infantil. Canary Islands, Spain.

Primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg type (PCDLBCL-LT) represents approximately 20% of cutaneous B lymphomas with an intermediate prognosis. Spontaneous regression is uncommon; there are only 2 published cases. An 83-year-old woman presented 2 orange erythematous nodules on the back of her right leg with an elastic consistency, infiltrated, painful to the touch, and of an 8-month evolution. Read More

Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 2017 Jul 14. Epub 2017 Jul 14.

Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. Electronic address:

The identification of oncogenic drivers of liquid tumors has led to the rapid development of targeted agents with distinct cutaneous adverse event (AE) profiles. The diagnosis and management of these skin toxicities has motivated a novel partnership between dermatologists and oncologists in developing supportive oncodermatology clinics. In this article we review the current state of knowledge of clinical presentation, mechanisms, and management of the most common and significant cutaneous AEs observed during treatment with targeted therapies for hematologic and lymphoid malignancies. Read More

Blood Cancer J 2017 Sep 8;7(9):e603. Epub 2017 Sep 8.

Department of Haematology, Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

CD30 is a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily. It is characteristically expressed in certain hematopoietic malignancies, including anaplastic large cell lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma, among others. The variable expression of CD30 on both normal and malignant lymphoid cells has focused research efforts on understanding the pathogenesis of CD30 upregulation, its contribution to lymphomagenesis through anti-apoptotic mechanisms, and its effect on cell survival. Read More

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2017 Aug 28. Epub 2017 Aug 28.

Dermatology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

Background: Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas (PCBCLs) are frequently misdiagnosed, and a biopsy is needed to attain the correct diagnosis.

Objective: To characterize the dermoscopic features of PCBCL.

Methods: In this retrospective observational study, we analysed the pathology reports of 172 newly diagnosed PCBCL for the initial clinical differential diagnosis. Read More

J Invest Dermatol 2017 Sep;137(9):1831-1833

Department of Dermatology, Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.

Multiple genomic mutations, especially those involving the NF-κB pathway, have been characterized in primary cutaneous large B-cell lymphoma, leg type. However, its genomic profiling remains limited given its rarity. In a recent study, Mareschal et al. Read More

J Dermatol Sci 2017 Jul 26. Epub 2017 Jul 26.

UMR CNRS 7276, Univ. Limoges,2 avenue Martin Luther King, 87042 Limoges, France.

Background: Immunophenotype of primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg-type (PCLBCL-LT) suggests a germinal center-experienced B lymphocyte (BCL2+ MUM1+ BCL6+/-).

Objectives: As maturation history of B-cell is "imprinted" during B-cell development on the immunoglobulin gene sequence, we studied the structure and sequence of the variable part of the genes (IGHV, IGLV, IGKV), immunoglobulin surface expression and features of class switching in order to determine the PCLBCL-LT cell of origin.

Methods: Clonality analysis with BIOMED2 protocol and VH leader primers was done on DNA extracted from frozen skin biopsies on retrospective samples from 14 patients. Read More

Exp Dermatol 2017 Aug 20. Epub 2017 Aug 20.

Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center, Atlanta, GA.

In this case report, a patient of Primary Cutaneous Diffuse B-cell lymphoma, leg type was treated with intralesional gentian violet as she was judged to be too medically fragile for conventional chemotherapy due to advanced age and multiple serious comorbidities. Gentian violet (Crystal violet/ hexamethyl pararosaniline) is a triphenylmethane dye. It has been shown to have an inhibitory effect on NADPH oxidase, an enzyme family which is found in abundance in reactive oxygen driven tumors such as melanoma and lymphoma. Read More

Clin Lab Med 2017 Sep;37(3):547-574

Department of Pathology, UCSF Dermatopathology Section, University of California, San Francisco, 1701 Divisidero Street, Room 280, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA; Department of Dermatology, UCSF Dermatopathology Section, University of California, San Francisco, 1701 Divisidero Street, Room 280, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA. Electronic address:

B-cell lymphomas represent approximately 20% to 25% of primary cutaneous lymphomas. Within this group, most cases (>99%) are encompassed by 3 diagnostic entities: primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma, primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma, and primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg type. In this article, the authors present clinical, histopathologic, immunophenotypic, and molecular features of each of these entities and briefly discuss the rarer intravascular large B-cell lymphoma. Read More

Avicenna J Med 2017 Jul-Sep;7(3):133-136

Department of Hematology Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Winthrop Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) is a B-cell lymphocytic neoplasm with indolent clinical course. If identified early, observation is opted. Many variables lead to the initiation of treatment. Read More

Rinsho Ketsueki 2017;58(7):749-754

Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine.

A 73-year-old woman presented a 3-year history of indolent enlargement of cutaneous tumor nodules. Peripheral blood flow cytometry revealed thrombocytopenia (platelets; 85,000/µl) and the presence of an abnormal, small B lymphocyte population (CD5(+), CD10(-), CD20(+), CD22(+), CD23(dim), FMC7(+), SmIgλ(+), and SmIgκ(-); 4,000/µl). Skin biopsy indicated infiltration of CD5(+), CD10(-), CD20(+), BCL2(+), BCL6(+), and cyclin D1(-) atypical large B-cells, suggesting diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Read More

Br J Haematol 2017 Aug 2. Epub 2017 Aug 2.

Department of Haematology, University Hospital of Reims and UFR Médecine, Reims, France.

Histological transformation (HT) to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a rare and poorly reported complication of Waldenström macroglobulinaemia (WM). We performed a retrospective study of 77 WM patients with biopsy-proven transformation to DLBCL. The median time from WM diagnosis to HT was 4·6 years and 16 patients (21%) had never been treated for WM. Read More

Histopathology 2017 Aug 2. Epub 2017 Aug 2.

Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain.

Intravascular lymphoma (IVL) is a rare entity. Most cases are a variant of extranodal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and fewer than 10% of the published cases are of T-cell origin. Only intravascular B-cell lymphoma is recognized as a distinct entity in the most recent WHO classification of lymphoproliferative disorders. Read More

Dermatol Ther 2017 Jul 26. Epub 2017 Jul 26.

Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.

Organ transplant recipients receiving immunosuppression have an increased risk of developing post-transplant lymphoproliferative diseases (PTLDs). Traditionally, PTLDs refer to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-induced B-cell lymphoma. However, post-transplant T-cell lymphoma may also occur and tends to have a poorer response to reduced immunosuppressive therapy. Read More

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2017 Sep 10;70(9):e19-e21. Epub 2017 Jul 10.

Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Burns Unit, Italy.

Int J Colorectal Dis 2017 Jul 14. Epub 2017 Jul 14.

Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney Westmead Clinical School, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

J Biol Regul Homeost Agents 2017 APR-JUN;31(2 Suppl. 2):57-77

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.

Helicobacter pylori is a gram-negative, flagellate, microaerophilic bacterium identified for the first time about 30 years ago, as a pathogenic factor of gastritis and peptic ulcer. Soon after, it was linked to several gastrointestinal and extra-gastrointestinal diseases (hematological, cardiovascular, neurological, pulmonary and ocular diseases, obesity, diabetes mellitus, growth retardation and extragastric MALT lymphoma). Association and possible cause-effect correlation with H. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Jul;96(28):e7518

aPediatrics Department bOncology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Gr. T. Popa", Iasi, Romania.

Rationale: The Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is a very aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It accounts for 34% of lymphoma cases in children.

Patient Concerns: We present the case of a 6-year-old boy diagnosed with BL, who presented multiple contrasting elements of the disease: silent symptomatology, without involvement of the bone marrow at first, but with multiorgan infiltration and a fast evolution, despite starting the treatment shortly after the symptoms appeared. Read More

Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2017 Aug 3;116:99-105. Epub 2017 Jun 3.

Department of Pathology, GROW-School for Oncology & Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Electronic address:

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a highly malignant skin cancer characterized by early metastases and poor survival. Although MCC is a rare malignancy, its incidence is rapidly increasing in the U.S. Read More

Australas J Dermatol 2017 Jul 10. Epub 2017 Jul 10.

Department of Dermatoveneorology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Int J Dermatol 2017 Jul 7. Epub 2017 Jul 7.

Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

Background: Second hematologic cancers in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL) are well documented and include Hodgkin lymphoma, therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia/myelodysplastic syndromes, and transformation to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Although cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) has been reported in patients with CLL, the incidence and comparison to expected rates are unknown. We evaluated the incidence of CTCL among patients with CLL or other non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) subtypes using data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. Read More

Tumour Biol 2017 Jul;39(7):1010428317714196

1 Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

B-lymphoid tyrosine kinase (BLK) is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase belonging to the SRC family kinases. BLK is known to be functionally involved in B-cell receptor signaling and B-cell development. New evidence suggests that B-lymphoid tyrosine kinase is ectopically expressed and is a putative oncogene in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and other T-cell malignancies. Read More

JAAD Case Rep 2017 Jul 14;3(4):269-272. Epub 2017 Jun 14.

Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.

Ann Dermatol Venereol 2017 Jun 22. Epub 2017 Jun 22.

Service de dermatologie, groupe hospitalier du Havre, hôpital J.-Monod, BP 24, 76083 Le Havre, France.

Background: Skin cancer occurs frequently in organ transplant patients as a result of induced immunosuppression. Most cases involve carcinomas or B-cell lymphomas induced by the Epstein Barr virus (EBV). Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas remain rare. Read More

Eurasian J Med 2017 Jun;49(2):156-157

Department of Oncology, Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut, Kerala, India.

Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2017 Apr-Jun;60(2):268-271

Department of Dermatology, R. N. Cooper Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Primary cutaneous large B-cell lymphoma (Bcl) is defined as a lymphoma composed of large cells constituting more than 80% of the infiltrate and absence of extracutaneous involvement after staging investigations. In the new World Health Organization/European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer classification, cutaneous Bcls with large cells are of three types - primary cutaneous large Bcl leg type (PCLBCLLT), primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma diffuse type (PCFCLDT), and primary cutaneous large Bcls other (PCLBCLO). These three different types are distinct in terms of their clinicopathological features and survival. Read More

Histopathology 2017 Oct 19;71(4):648-660. Epub 2017 Jul 19.

Département de Biopathologie, CHU Montpellier, Hôpital Gui De Chauliac, Montpellier, France.

Aims: Distinction between primary cutaneous follicular lymphoma (PCFL) and primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma (PCMZL) is challenging, as clear-cut immunophenotypical and cytogenetic criteria to segregate both entities are lacking.

Methods And Results: To characterize PCFL and PCMZL more clearly and to define criteria helpful for the differential diagnosis, we compared expression of immunohistochemical markers [LIM-only transcription factor 2 (LMO2), human germinal centre-associated lymphoma (HGAL), stathmin 1 (STMN1), activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID), myeloid cell nuclear differentiation antigen (MNDA)] and the presence of cytogenetic abnormalities described previously in nodal follicular lymphoma [B cell lymphoma 2 (BCL2) and BCL6 breaks, 1p36 chromosomal region deletion (del 1p36)] in a series of 48 cutaneous follicular and marginal zone lymphomas [cutaneous follicular lymphoma (CFL) and cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma (CMZL)]. Immunostaining for STMN1, LMO2, HGAL and AID allowed the distinction between CFL and CMZL, and STMN1 was the most sensitive marker (100% CFL, 0% CMZL). Read More

Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep 2017 24;2017. Epub 2017 May 24.

Division of EndocrinologyDiabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine.

The incidences of type 2 diabetes mellitus and many cancers are rapidly increasing worldwide. Diabetes is a strong risk factor for some cancers (including lymphomas) and is also associated with adverse cancer outcomes. After gastrointestinal tract, the skin is the second most frequent extranodal site involved by non-Hodgkin lymphomas and the cutaneous B-cell lymphomas (CBCLs) range from 25% to 30% of all primary cutaneous lymphomas. Read More

Front Oncol 2017 12;7:93. Epub 2017 May 12.

Department of Tumor Virology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and leukemia are among the most common cancers worldwide. While the treatment of NHL/leukemia of B-cell origin has much progressed with the introduction of targeted therapies, few treatment standards have been established for T-NHL/leukemia. As presentation in both B- and T-NHL/leukemia patients is often aggressive and as prognosis for relapsed disease is especially dismal, this cancer entity poses major challenges and requires innovative therapeutic approaches. Read More

Pediatr Dermatol 2017 Jul 26;34(4):e182-e186. Epub 2017 May 26.

Dermatology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Precursor B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (B-LBL) is a rare entity and primary cutaneous B-LBL is an even more uncommon diagnosis that typically affects children. A 4-year-old boy presented with a persistent rash on his left cheek for almost 2 years and was found to have primary cutaneous B-LBL. We report this case to emphasize that B-LBL should be in the differential diagnosis for an otherwise unimpressive persistent lesion in the head and neck region and review all reported pediatric cases of primary cutaneous B-LBL without extracutaneous involvement. Read More

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2017 May 23. Epub 2017 May 23.

Dermatology, AP-HP, Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France.

Oncol Lett 2017 May 13;13(5):2937-2944. Epub 2017 Mar 13.

Department of Oncology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China.

Hemangioma is one of the most common types of infantile vascular benign tumor. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) and tumor protein p53 (p53) in the proliferation and apoptosis of hemangioma cells. A total of 38 paraffin-embedded hemangioma specimens (16 males and 22 females) and another 5 paraffin-embedded healthy surrounding tissue samples, collected between January 2007 and December 2010, were obtained from the Department of Pathology at Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University (Wuhan, China). Read More

Case Rep Dermatol 2017 Jan-Apr;9(1):103-107. Epub 2017 Apr 7.

aDivision of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The development of both a T- and B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder in one patient is an unlikely coincidence due to the low prevalence of each malignancy. We report a 65-year-old man with a previously documented history of B hairy cell leukemia, who presented with a new-onset acneiform eruption of his scalp, face, trunk, back, and extremities. Routine pathology of the skin lesions with immunohistochemical stains and molecular studies were consistent with a folliculotropic mycosis fungoides. Read More

Dermatol Ther 2017 Jul 16;30(4). Epub 2017 May 16.

Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology, HELIOS St. Elisabeth Hospital Oberhausen, University Witten-Herdecke, , Oberhausen, Germany.

J Rheumatol 2017 Aug 15;44(8):1179-1183. Epub 2017 May 15.

From the Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Maria della Misericordia, Udine; Rheumatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa; Rheumatology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome; Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia; Rheumatology Unit, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.

Objective: To compare systemic disease activity by validated tools, i.e., the European League Against Rheumatism Sjögren Syndrome Disease Activity Index (ESSDAI) and the Clinical ESSDAI (ClinESSDAI) scores, between primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) with positive serum cryoglobulins and pSS without serum cryoglobulins. Read More

Am J Surg Pathol 2017 Aug;41(8):1069-1076

Departments of *Pathology †Medicine, Nova Scotia Health Authority (Central Zone) ‡Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada §Department of Dermatology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, University Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain ∥Dermatopathology Friedrichshafen, Friedrichshafen, Germany ¶Institute of Pathology and Microbiology, Wilhelminenspital, Vienna, Austria #Department of Dermatology, Research Unit Dermatopathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.

It is unclear whether AL amyloidoma of the skin/subcutis represents a distinct entity, an indolent precursor of systemic amyloidosis, or a manifestation of cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma (cMZL). We collected 10 cases of cutaneous AL amyloidoma in order to better characterize the clinicopathologic features of this elusive entity (M:F=4:6; median age: 62.5 y, range: 31 to 82 y). Read More

Am J Surg Pathol 2017 Jul;41(7):998-1004

*Department of Dermatology, HELIOS-Klinikum Hildesheim, Hildesheim †Kempf und Pfaltz, Histologische Diagnostik §Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Lower Saxony Institute of Occupational Dermatology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany Departments of ‡Psychiatry and Psychotherapy ¶Dermatology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.

Programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) is expressed by 20% to 57% of systemic diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBCLs). PD-L1 expression in primary cutaneous DLBCL (pcDLBCL) has not been studied so far. Sixteen paraffin-embedded tissue samples of pcDLBCL (13 leg type [LT], 3 others [OT]) were investigated for PD-1, PD-L1, and CD33 expression and the cellular composition of the tumor microenvironment, focusing on myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and tumor-associated macrophages. Read More

J Invest Dermatol 2017 Sep 4;137(9):1984-1994. Epub 2017 May 4.

Department of Hematology, Henri Becquerel Comprehensive Cancer Center and Normandie Université, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1245, Team Genomics and biomarkers in lymphoma and solid tumors, Rouen, France. Electronic address:

To determine whether the mutational profile of primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg type (PCLBCL-LT) is unique by comparison with other diffuse large B-cell lymphoma subtypes, we analyzed a total cohort of 20 PCLBCL-LT patients by using next-generation sequencing with a lymphoma panel designed for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. We also analyzed 12 pairs of tumor and control DNA samples by whole-exome sequencing, which led us to perform resequencing of three selected genes not included in the lymphoma panel: TBL1XR1, KLHL6, and IKZF3. Our study clearly identifies an original mutational landscape of PCLBCL-LT with a very restricted set of highly recurrent mutations (>40%) involving MYD88 (p. Read More

J Craniofac Surg 2017 May;28(3):798-800

*Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery †Department of Pathology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, The Inje University, Busan, Republic of Korea.

Soft tissue reactions to paraffin include inflammation, fibrosis, disfigurement, and granulomatous inflammation with foreign body giant cell reaction. The authors report the case of a 77-year-old woman with cutaneous marginal zone B cell lymphoma located on glabella, arising in association with underlying paraffinoma. While it is unclear whether the implant directly contributed to the development of lymphoma, this association has not been previously documented, prompting this report. Read More

Am J Case Rep 2017 May 2;18:482-486. Epub 2017 May 2.

Department of Pathology, Hospital de Clinicas "Jose de San Martin", University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

BACKGROUND Intravascular lymphoma (IVL) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by the proliferation of large B lymphoma cells within the lumen of small-caliber blood vessels. Clinical features are nonspecific, presenting as a systemic disease with fever and may be life-threatening. Antemortem diagnosis is difficult but may be made with biopsies of affected tissues or with random skin biopsies. Read More

J Clin Oncol 2017 Jun 1;35(18):2008-2017. Epub 2017 May 1.

Camille Laurent, Nadia Amara, Georges Delsol, and Pierre Brousset, Institut Universitaire du Cancer-Oncopole de Toulouse; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Toulouse; Camille Laurent, Georges Delsol, and Pierre Brousset, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), U.1037, Centre de Recherche en Cancerologie de Toulouse-Purpan, Laboratoire d'Excellence Toulouse Cancer; Thomas Filleron, Institut Claudius Regaud, L'Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse, Toulouse; Marine Baron, Corinne Haioun, Christiane Copie-Bergman, and Philippe Gaulard, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Groupe Hospitalier Henri Mondor-Albert Chenevier; Corinne Haioun, Christiane Copie-Bergman, and Philippe Gaulard, INSERM U955, Université Paris-Est, Créteil; Mylène Dandoit, Marc Maynadié, and Laurent Martin, CHU de Dijon, Dijon; Marie Parrens, Beatrice Vergier, and Antoine de Mascarel, Hôpital du Haut Lévêque, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux; Bettina Fabiani, AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Antoine; Nicole Brousse and Thierry Jo Molina, AP-HP, Hôpital Necker; Josette Brière, AP-HP, Hôpital Saint Louis; Fréderic Charlotte, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié Salpétrière; Diane Damotte, AP-HP, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris Centre, Paris; Alexandra Traverse-Glehen and Françoise Berger, CHU Lyon-Sud; Catherine Chassagne-Clement, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon; Marie-Christine Copin, Univ Lille, CHU Lille, Lille; Patrick Tas, CHU de Rennes, Rennes; Marie-Christine Rousselet, CHU d'Angers, Angers; Thérèse Rousset, Hôpital Gui de Chauliac, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier; Luc Xerri, Aix-Marseille Univ, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille; Anne Moreau and Céline Bossard, Hôpital Hôtel Dieu, CHU de Nantes, Nantes; Antoine Martin, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, Bobigny; Peggy Dartigues, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif; Isabelle Soubeyran, Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux; Michel Peoch, CHU de Saint Etienne, Saint Etienne; Pierre Dechelotte, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand; Jean-François Michiels, CHU de Nice, Nice; Flavie Arbion, CHU de Tours, Tours; Isabelle Quintin-Roué, CHU de Brest, Brest; Jean-Michel Picquenot, Centre Henri Becquerel, CHU de Rouen, Rouen; Martine Patey, CHU de Reims, Reims; Blandine Fabre, CHU de Grenoble, Grenoble; Henri Sevestre, CHU d'Amiens, Amiens; Cécile Le Naoures, CHU de Caen, Caen; Marie-Pierre Chenard-Neu, CHU de Strasbourg, Strasbourg; Claire Bastien, CHU de Nancy, Nancy; Sylvie Thiebault, CH de Mulhouse, Mulhouse; Manuela Delage, CHU de Limoges, Limoges; Gilles Salles, Hospices Civils de Lyon, CHU Lyon-Sud; Gilles Salles, INSERM1052, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 5286, Université Claude Bernard, Pierre Bénite, France; Tony Petrella, Pathology University of Montréal, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Canada.

Purpose To prospectively assess the clinical impact of expert review of lymphoma diagnosis in France. Materials and Methods From January 2010 to December 2013, 42,145 samples from patients with newly diagnosed or suspected lymphomas were reviewed, according to the 2008 WHO classification, in real time by experts through the Lymphopath Network. Changes in diagnosis between referral and expert review were classified as major or minor according to their potential impact on patient care. Read More

J Clin Oncol 2017 Aug 20;35(22):2473-2481. Epub 2017 Apr 20.

Catherine Thieblemont, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Louis; Diderot University, Sorbonne Paris-Cité; Catherine Thieblemont and Josette Briere, Descartes University; Josette Briere, Hôpital Necker, Paris; Hervé Tilly, University of Rouen, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1245, Rouen; Rene-Olivier Casasnovas, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMR1231, Dijon; Christophe Fruchart, Institut d'Hématologie de Basse Normandie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Caen; Franck Morschhauser, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Régional de Lille, Lille; Corinne Haioun and Philippe Gaulard, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Groupe Hospitalier Mondor; Philippe Gaulard, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U955; Université Paris-Est, Créteil; Julien Lazarovici, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif; Aurore Perrot, University Hospital, Vandoeuvre les Nancy; Catherine Sebban, Centre Leon Berard, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Gilles Salles, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard U1052, Lyon; Hugo Gonzalez, Centre Hospitalier René Dubos, Pontoise; Reda Bouabdallah, Institut Paoli Calmettes, Marseille; Lucie Oberic, Institut Universitaire du Cancer-Oncopole de Toulouse, Toulouse; Bernadette Corront, Centre Hospitalier Régional Annecy, Annecy; Bachra Choufi, Centre Hospitalier Dr Duchenne, Boulogne-sur-mer; Gilles Salles and Bertrand Coiffier, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1052, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Benite, France; Maria Gomes da Silva and Jose Cabeçadas, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, Lisboa, Portugal; Anida Grosicka, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland; Judith Trotman, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, University of Sydney, Concord; John Catalano, Frankston Hospital and Monash University, Frankston, Australia; Dolores Caballero, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca; Armando Lopez-Guillermo, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Richard Greil, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg Cancer Research Institute; Arbeitsgemeinschaft Medikamentöse Tumortherapie, Salzburg, Austria; Koen van Eygen, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Groeninge Hospital, President Kennedylaan 4, Kortrijk; Achiel Van Hoof, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint Jan AV, Brugge; Andre Bosly, UCL Mont Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium; and Amos M. Cohen, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Davidoff Cancer Center, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel.

Purpose The standard treatment of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is rituximab in combination with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP). Lenalidomide, an immunomodulatory agent, has shown activity in DLBCL. This randomized phase III trial compared lenalidomide as maintenance therapy with placebo in elderly patients with DLBCL who achieved a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) to R-CHOP induction. Read More

Indian J Dermatol 2017 Mar-Apr;62(2):146-157

Department of Medical Sciences, Dermatologic Clinic, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

The term "Primary Cutaneous B-Cell Lymphoma" (PCBCL) comprehends a variety of lymphoproliferative disorders characterized by a clonal proliferation of B-cells primarily involving the skin. The absence of evident extra-cutaneous disease must be confirmed after six-month follow-up in order to exclude a nodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) with secondary cutaneous involvement, which may have a completely different clinical behavior and prognosis. In this article, we have summarized the clinico-pathological features of main types of PCBCL and we outline the guidelines for management based on a review of the available literature. Read More

Oncol Res Treat 2017 6;40(5):255-260. Epub 2017 Apr 6.

Primary cutaneous B- and T-cell lymphomas are rare types of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with a unique presentation. This can make it challenging for clinicians to manage these cases, and quite often the management mirrors that of other commonly seen lymphomas. This document summarizes how to manage primary cutaneous lymphoma with specific focus on the role of ultralow-dose radiation. Read More

Int J Dermatol 2017 Mar 30. Epub 2017 Mar 30.

Dermatology and Pathology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University School of Public Affairs and Administration, Newark, NJ, USA.

Erythema ab igne (EAI) is a persistent, chronic skin condition resulting from prolonged exposure to infrared radiation, experienced as heat. Once associated with traditional warming sources like wood burning stoves or open fires, modern, infrared exposure originates also from newer sources like laptops and heating pads and may be creating a rebound of EAI. The epidemiology may be different too, with younger patients than previously seen. Read More

Cancer Res Treat 2017 Mar 30. Epub 2017 Mar 30.

Cancer Registration and Statistics branch, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.

Purpose: Regional differences in the incidence of lymphoid malignancies have been reported worldwide, but there has been no large-scale epidemiologic analysis in Korea. The aim of this study was to provide a nationwide population-based statistical analysis of Korean patients with lymphoid malignancies.

Materials And Methods: The Korea Central Cancer Registry analyzed the incidence and survival of patients with lymphoid malignancies from the Korean National Cancer Incidence Database. Read More