2023
IRF8 may be a useful marker for blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm, especially with weak CD123 expression
Tang H, Panse G, Braddock D, Perincheri S, Xu M, McNiff J. IRF8 may be a useful marker for blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm, especially with weak CD123 expression. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2023, 50: 595-600. PMID: 37082914, DOI: 10.1111/cup.14439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasmPlasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasmDendritic cell neoplasmPunch biopsy specimenBiopsy specimenCell neoplasmsCase of BPDCNUseful markerTumor cellsTCL-1 expressionAtypical mononuclear cellsBone marrow involvementDiffuse dermal infiltrateDendritic cell lineagePotential diagnostic pitfallRegulatory factor 8TCL-1BPDCN casesCD123 expressionMarrow involvementDermal infiltrateCutaneous nodulesMyelodysplastic syndromeSkin nodulesMononuclear cells
1999
Morphea Limited to the Superficial Reticular Dermis: An Underrecognized Histologic Phenomenon
McNiff J, Glusac E, Lazova R, Carroll C. Morphea Limited to the Superficial Reticular Dermis: An Underrecognized Histologic Phenomenon. American Journal Of Dermatopathology 1999, 21: 315-319. PMID: 10446770, DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199908000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLichen sclerosus et atrophicusSuperficial reticular dermisSuperficial dermisReticular dermisSpindle cellsDermal dendritic cellsCollagen bundlesTypical histologic featuresImmune accessory cellsSclerosus et atrophicusDermal spindle cellsCases of morpheaDeep reticular dermisElastic fibersDermal elastic fibersDendritic cellsHistologic featuresIndurated skinUnknown etiologyAdditional biopsiesEt atrophicusMorpheaHistologic phenomenonDeep dermisAccessory cellsPrevention of Graft Versus Host Disease by Inactivation of Host Antigen-Presenting Cells
Shlomchik W, Couzens M, Tang C, McNiff J, Robert M, Liu J, Shlomchik M, Emerson S. Prevention of Graft Versus Host Disease by Inactivation of Host Antigen-Presenting Cells. Science 1999, 285: 412-415. PMID: 10411505, DOI: 10.1126/science.285.5426.412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen-presenting cellsAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationBone marrow transplantationHost diseaseMarrow transplantationT cellsMurine allogeneic bone marrow transplantation modelAllogeneic bone marrow transplantation modelHost-derived antigen-presenting cellsGraft Versus Host DiseaseHost antigen-presenting cellsDonor antigen-presenting cellsVersus Host DiseaseDonor T cellsAllogeneic T cellsBone marrow transplantation modelAlloimmune attackHost antigensTransplantation modelImportant toxicityNeoplastic diseaseDiseaseGraftTransplantationHost tissues