Leukemia Cutis With Histopathologic and Immunophenotypic Features Resembling S100-Negative CD1a-Positive Cutaneous Histiocytosis.

Abstract: S100-negative CD1a-positive cutaneous histiocytosis is an exceedingly rare histiocytosis that is defined histopathologically by a dense dermal infiltrate of ovoid mononuclear cells with grooved nuclei and ample cytoplasm with variable nuclear atypia and mitoses that are immunohistochemically positive for CD1a and negative for S100 and CD207 (langerin). The histogenesis of S100-negative CD1a-positive histiocytosis is unclear, and its precursor cell has yet to be characterized. Although all cases thus far have been described as benign and occasionally self-resolving, the clinical course and outcome of this disease are not fully understood. This case expands the spectrum of disease associated with S100-negative CD1a-positive histiocytosis given its malignant course.
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