Alopecia in Lymphoproliferative Disorders Cecilia Larocca Lynne J. Goldberg INTRODUCTION Alopecia is an uncommon presentation in patients with cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders, and, when present, can provide clinicians with insight into…
Cutaneous Adverse Reactions to Chemotherapeutic Agents Grant F. McKinley Maeve C. Maher Alejandro A. Gru Benjamin H. Kaffenberger REACTIONS TO CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC REGIMENS Advances in cancer therapy have given rise to…
Hematopoietic Neoplasms of Skin in Children Samir B. Kahwash Patricia M. Witman Alejandro A. Gru There are several unique aspects of pediatric tumors in general, and hematopoietic neoplasms in particular,…
Ocular Lymphoproliferative Disorders Juan O. Croxatto Carolina M. Gentile INTRODUCTION The “ocular adnexum” is the comprehensive name for those tissues that sustain and give strength to the globe, including the…
Oral Lymphoproliferative Disorders Kristin K. McNamara Carl M. Allen INTRODUCTION Lymphoproliferative diseases (LPDs) that affect the oral region are incredibly diverse. The clinicopathologic spectrum ranges from reactive lymphoid hyperplasia to…
Intralymphatic Histiocytosis and Melkersson–Rosenthal Syndrome Andrea P. Moy Louis P. Dehner Rosalynn M. Nazarian INTRALYMPHATIC HISTIOCYTOSIS Definition Intralymphatic histiocytosis is a rare disorder that is characterized by a proliferation of…
Histiocytic and Dendritic Cell Sarcomas Archana Shenoy Louis P. Dehner INTRODUCTION The subject of histiocytic lesions of the skin is a topic usually dominated by Langerhans cell histiocytosis and juvenile…
Reticulohistiocytoma and Reticulohistiocytosis Jacob R. Bledsoe Louis P. Dehner Rosalynn M. Nazarian DEFINITION Reticulohistiocytoma (RH) (solitary epithelioid histiocytoma) is a rare cutaneous histiocytic proliferation of unknown etiology that typically presents…
Non-Langerhans Cell Histiocytoses Andrea P. Moy Louis P. Dehner Rosalynn M. Nazarian JUVENILE AND ADULT XANTHOGRANULOMA Introduction Juvenile and adult xanthogranuloma are benign proliferations of non-Langerhans histiocytes. The juvenile xanthogranuloma…
Rosai–Dorfman Disease Joseph R. Kallini M. Yadira Hurley DEFINITION Rosai–Dorfman disease (RDD), also referred to as Destombes–Rosai–Dorfman syndrome, is a benign proliferative disorder of histiocytes. It is also termed sinus…
