The progression of CD56⁺ myeloid sarcoma: A case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT: The current study presents a case of cluster of differentiation (CD)56⁺ myeloid sarcoma in a patient that initially presented with skin lesions, and provides evidence for the clinical and differential diagnosis of myeloid sarcoma. The patient of the present case report was a 65-year-old man who was admitted to hospital with a six-month history of bilateral purple-red papules and nodules, which were present on the upper limbs of the patient and had spread over his whole body one month prior to admission to the hospital. Pathological examination demonstrated a diffuse infusion of primitive round cells at the papillary dermis and subcutaneous tissues. The infiltrated cells were 40-60 µm in diameter and morphologically identical. Immunohistochemical examination revealed that the cel

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4841097 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature