Primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma expressing FOXP3: a case report supporting the existence of malignancies of regulatory T cells
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2009
Citazione:
Primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma expressing FOXP3: a case report supporting the existence of malignancies of regulatory T cells / A.V. Marzano, P. Vezzoli, D. Fanoni, L. Venegoni, E. Berti. - In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY. - ISSN 0190-9622. - 61:2(2009), pp. 348-355.
Abstract:
Regulatory T (Treg) cells, which represent 5% to 10% of peripheral T cells, regulate the activities of T-cell subsets by performing immunosuppressive functions and thus preventing the development of autoimmune responses. The majority of Treg cells are CD4+, CD25+, and FOXP3+. Recently, it has been demonstrated that the tumor cells in adult T-cell leukemia lymphomas can function as Treg, raising the question of whether any variant of primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma may also express a regulatory phenotype. We describe an extraordinary case of primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma clinically characterized by protean cutaneous manifestations and histologically showing a pattern consistent with epidermotropic pleomorphic medium-/large-cell primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. The majority of neoplastic cells were CD4+ CD25+ T cells and strongly expressed FOXP3. With this background, the current case, characterized by an aggressive course requiring polychemotherapy, may support the existence of lymphoproliferative malignancies of Treg cells.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
mycosis-fungoides; sezary-syndrome; lymphocytes; leukaemia/lymphoma; association; phenotype; diagnosis; blood; skin
Elenco autori:
A.V. Marzano, P. Vezzoli, D. Fanoni, L. Venegoni, E. Berti
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