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Systemic non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Tuesday 24 January 2012

Systemic non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis N.O.S. (Not otherwise specified). Liver biopsy. Etiology unknown.

Clinical synopsis

- pancytopenia
- posterio mediastinal tumor (tumor of the costo-vertebral angle) (T3-T6)
- bone marrow fibrosis (myelofibrosis)

Digital slides

Biopsy 1: Bone marrow biopsy

- H&E: NCK8-180 (ICSFramework)

Biopsy 1: Posterior mediastinal tumor

- H&E : NCK8-181 (ICSFramework)
- CD163 : NCK8-183 (ICSFramework)
- CD68 : NCK8-182 (ICSFramework)

Biopsy 3: Liver biopsy

- H&E: NCK8-179 (ICSFramework)
- Smooth Muscle Actin (SMA): NCK8-178 (ICSFramework)

Pathological synopsis

- non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis
- histiocytic infiltration CD68+, CD163+, CD1a-, S100-
- ALK- immunochemistry
- no ALK rearrangement by FISH

Differential diagnosis

- systemic juvenile xanthogranuloma ?
- systemic non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis (NOS) ?
- ALK- inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (inflammatory pseudotumor)