Synchronous Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and Multiple Cutaneous Reticulohistiocytomas With a Common BRAF-V600E/D Mutation Driver
Histiocytoses constitute a group of heterogeneous disorders characterized by involvement of variable organs by neoplastic macrophage or dendritic cells. They may affect both adults and children with a predilection to the skin, bone, lungs, lymph nodes, and CNS. The coexistence of different types of histiocytoses in the same patient is an extremely rare phenomenon. We describe a very rare case of co-occurring pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis with multiple cutaneous reticulohistiocytomas with a common BRAF- V600E mutation as the driver genetic event in both the lung and skin lesions. The presence of a common BRAF- V600E mutation provides evidence of their clonal relation and contributes to our understanding in the pathogenesis of multiple, co-occurring histiocytic proliferations.
Authors
- Ourania Parra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7378-5214)
- Jessica G. Wilson
- Natalia Georgantzoglou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3089-9075)
- Donald P. Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8850-438X)
- Konstantinos Linos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9462-652X)
Institutions
- Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center (US)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Dermatopathology
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/dad.0000000000002871
- Primary Topic
- Histiocytic Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00