title: Ultrastructural characteristics of the interdigitating dendritic cell in dermatopathic lymphadenopathy of mycosis fungoides patients.
abstract: The ultrastructure of interdigitating dendritic cells in dermatopathic lymphadenopathy from patients with mycosis fungoides was investigated. The most remarkable findings were: a marked hypertrophy of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum with a peculiar concentric arrangements of the cisternae around lipid droplets, an abundance of cytoplasmic lipid droplets and the presence of paranuclear chromatoid-like bodies. It is suggested that these ultrastructural features may correspond to some unknown functional capability of the interdigitating dendritic cell.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000150:complications / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000648:ultrastructure*
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids