Angiotropic (intravascular) large cell lymphoma of the skin previously classified as malignant angioendotheliomatosis.
A 63-year-old female with the classical clinical and histological features of malignant angioendotheliomatosis with disease limited to the skin is reported. Immunohistochemical studies revealed the presence of an intravascular large cell lymphoma of B cell origin. The recent literature regarding the histogenesis and nomenclature of this disease is reviewed.
D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D014841:von Willebrand Factor
D000941:Antigens; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens; D014841:von Willebrand Factor; D005169:Factor VIII; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens