The presence of clusters of plasmacytoid dendritic cells is a helpful feature for differentiating lupus panniculitis from subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma

Histopathology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1057-1066

  Liau, Jau Yu ^a   Chuang, Shih Sung ^b   Chu, Chia Yu ^a   Ku, Wen Hui ^c   Tsai, Jia Huei ^a   Shih, Teng Fu ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KOO FOUNDATION SUN YAT SEN CANCER CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d YUAN'S GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lupus panniculitis; Plasmacytoid dendritic cells; Subcutaneous panniculitis like T cell lymphoma

Indexed keywords

MUCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH FOLLICLE; MALE; PANNICULITIS; PLASMACYTOID DENDRITIC CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS T CELL LYMPHOMA;

ADIPOCYTES; ADULT; CLONE CELLS; DENDRITIC CELLS; DERMIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT, T-LYMPHOCYTE; HUMANS; LYMPHOID TISSUE; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MUCINS; PANNICULITIS, LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; PLASMA CELLS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

EID: 84877927453     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/his.12105     Document Type: Article

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