Featured Publications
Global assessment of IRF8 as a novel cancer biomarker
McQuaid DC, Panse G, Wang WL, Pinkus GS, Katz SG, Xu ML. Global assessment of IRF8 as a novel cancer biomarker. Human Pathology 2022, 122: 1-10. PMID: 35085599, PMCID: PMC10621657, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2022.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasmInterferon regulatory factor 8Myeloid sarcomaDifferential diagnosisPlasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasmDesmoplastic small round cell tumorSmall round cell tumorTriple-negative breast cancerStrong uniform expressionDendritic cell neoplasmBroad differential diagnosisNegative breast cancerRound cell tumorAbsence of CD34IHC expression patternsAcute monocytic leukemiaNovel immunohistochemical markerTypes of cancerRegulatory factor 8Cancer Genome AtlasNovel cancer biomarkersRetrospective studySynovial sarcomaCell tumorsPleomorphic sarcoma
2021
Simultaneous colonic T-cell lymphoma and graft-versus-host disease: A rare diagnosis
Gisriel S, Hung K, Braddock D, Seropian S, Foss F, Robert M, Xu M. Simultaneous colonic T-cell lymphoma and graft-versus-host disease: A rare diagnosis. Human Pathology Reports 2021, 24: 200507. DOI: 10.1016/j.ehpc.2021.200507.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesCutaneous T-cell lymphomaT-cell lymphomaPost-transplant lymphoproliferative disorderAllogeneic stem cell transplantAtypical lymphoid infiltrateStem cell transplantCritical clinical implicationsLimited tissue samplesAbdominal painHost diseaseGastrointestinal biopsiesLymph nodesCell transplantLymphoid infiltratesLymphoproliferative disordersMycosis fungoidesRare diagnosisDiagnostic workupDifferential diagnosisIntestinal mucosaClinical implicationsTissue samplesLymphomaGraftDiagnosis
2019
ALCL by any other name: the many facets of anaplastic large cell lymphoma
Irshaid L, Xu ML. ALCL by any other name: the many facets of anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Pathology 2019, 52: 100-110. PMID: 31706671, DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2019.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnaplastic large cell lymphomaAnaplastic lymphoma kinaseALK gene translocationALK(-) ALCLLarge cell lymphomaALK gene rearrangementVariable prognosisFavorable prognosisCell lymphomaGene rearrangementsNon-Hodgkin T-cell lymphomaExtent of diseaseLarge lymphoma cellsT-cell lymphomaGene translocationSpecific gene rearrangementsPatient demographicsIntermediate prognosisDismal prognosisImmunohistochemical phenotypeClinical behaviorFavorable outcomeDifferential diagnosisImplant placementSkin lesions
2018
Small Cell Variant of Intravascular Large B‐Cell Lymphoma: Highlighting a Potentially Fatal and Easily Missed Diagnosis
Rahmani M, Halene S, Xu ML. Small Cell Variant of Intravascular Large B‐Cell Lymphoma: Highlighting a Potentially Fatal and Easily Missed Diagnosis. BioMed Research International 2018, 2018: 9413015. PMID: 29850589, PMCID: PMC5903319, DOI: 10.1155/2018/9413015.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsIntravascular large B-cell lymphomaB-cell lymphomaLarge B-cell lymphomaSmall cell morphologySmall cell variantCases of IVLBCLCell variantHodgkin's B-cell lymphomaRandom skin biopsySmall bowel biopsyHigh clinical suspicionLarge atypical cellsSmall cell lymphomaSmall blood vesselsBowel biopsyClinical suspicionLymph nodesRetrospective reviewClinicopathologic featuresSmall bowelPoor prognosisAtypical cellsFallopian tubeSkin biopsiesDifferential diagnosis