Cutaneous Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia in transformation.
Am J Dermatopathol
; 21(2): 151-5, 1999 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-10218675
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia is a low-grade B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder of the elderly with characteristic monoclonal IgM-producing neoplastic infiltrates of the bone marrow, lymph node, and spleen. Cutaneous manifestations are usually nonspecific such as purpura, ulcers, and urticarial lesions. These lesions are caused by hyperviscosity of the blood, immune complex-mediated vascular damage, paraprotein deposition, and amyloid deposition. Specific skin lesions occur rarely and generally consist of translucent, flesh-colored papules composed of monoclonal IgM deposits. Rarely, there may be violaceous lesions composed of low-grade lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates characteristic of Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. Both cutaneous manifestations of the disease, as well as disease transformation to high-grade, large cell lymphoma are rare. We report two very unusual cases of Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia with documented skin disease that demonstrated transformation to high-grade lymphoma. Both patients were elderly men with long-standing Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia involving the bone marrow, who subsequently developed skin involvement by the disease. Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia can rarely manifest as cutaneous disease, sometimes as a high-grade transformation of low-grade Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia elsewhere. Distinction of cases of transformed Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia from de novo cutaneous large cell lymphoma may be important, because the two entities are likely biologically different.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades de la Piel
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Neoplasias Cutáneas
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Linfoma no Hodgkin
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Transformación Celular Neoplásica
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Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Dermatopathol
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos