Abstract
Because the cells previously designated plasmacytoid T cells share major immunophenotypic features with cells of the mononuclear-phagocyte system, they have been re-named and are now known as plasmacytoid monocytes (PM). We describe a unique case of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia with circulating PM. The patient, a 48-year-old man, presented initially with refractory anemia. Four years later his general condition deteriorated, accompanied by an increase in leukocytes to 200,000/microliters blood. The bone marrow histology was interpreted as compatible with a diagnosis of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Two months before he died, the patient developed generalized lymphadenopathy clinically simulating malignant lymphoma. Histologic examination of an axillary lymph node revealed diffuse infiltration by PM. The PM in the lymph node and some circulating cells closely resembling PM expressed L-selectin, a finding that could be interpreted as a morphologic correlate of their marked lymphotropism. The detection of large numbers of CD56/CD33 double-positive circulating blast cells by FACS analysis strongly supported the diagnosis of a leukemia of myelogenous origin. The patient died of tumor cachexia. Autopsy revealed widespread leuke...Continue Reading
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