Primary cutaneous CD4+/CD56+ hematodermic neoplasm (blastic NK-cell lymphoma) : a report of five cases
Ng, A.P.; Lade, S.; Rutherford, T.; McCormack, C.; Prince, H.Miles.; Westerman, D.A.
Haematologica 91(1): 143-144
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0390-6078 PMID: 16434387 Document Number: 604461
CD4+/CD56+ hematodermic neoplasm (WHO-EORTC) or blastic NK-cell lymphoma (WHO) is a rare aggressive (CD4+)(CD56+)lin- skin-tropic lymphoma of putative early-plasmacytoid dendritic cell origin. We present five cases to highlight the need for greater awareness of this entity amongst pathologists such that aggressive treatment be considered given the generally poor prognosis.