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ArticleSao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina2004

Reassessment of diagnostic criteria in cutaneous lymphocytic infiltrates.

Ana Cristina Cotta, Maria Letícia Cintra, Elemir Macedo de Souza, Luis Alberto Magna, José Vassallo

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Article in Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Ana Cristina CottaDepartment of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Maria Letícia Cintra
Elemir Macedo de Souza
Luis Alberto Magna
José Vassallo
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextNon-specific lymphocytic infiltrates of the skin pose difficulties in daily practice in pathology. There is still a lack of pathognomonic signs for the differential diagnosis between benign and malignant lymphocytic infiltrates.

objectiveTo evaluate the morphological and immunohistochemical profile of lymphocytic infiltrations of the skin according to clinical outcome. TYPE OF STUDY: Retrospective; histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis.

settingReferral center, university hospital. SAMPLE: 28 cases of lymphocytic infiltrates of difficult differential diagnosis selected from the records. MAIN MEASUREMENTS: Eighteen histological variables and the immunophenotypic profile were assessed using the CD4, CD8, CD3, CD20 and CD30 lymphoid markers and compared to subsequent follow-up.

resultsThe most common diagnoses were: initial mycosis fungoides (eight cases) and drug reactions (five cases). Single morphological variables did not discriminate between benign and malignant infiltrates except for the presence of Pautrier-Darier's microabscesses, which were found only in mycosis fungoides (p = 0.015). Patterns of superficial and deep infiltration (p = 0.037) and also the presence of eosinophils (p = 0.0207) were more frequently found in benign lymphocytic infiltrates. Immunohistochemical profile of T-cell subsets showed overlap between benign and malignant infiltrates with a predominance of CD4-positive (helper) lymphocytes in the majority of cases.

conclusionsA combination of clinical and histological features remains the most reliable approach for establishing a definite diagnosis in cases of lymphoid skin infiltrates.

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Antigens, CDCD4-CD8 RatioChi-Square DistributionDiagnosis, DifferentialFollow-Up StudiesHumansMycosis FungoidesRetrospective StudiesSkin NeoplasmsStatistics, NonparametricAntigens, CD

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PMCPMC11126165
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