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    J Am Acad Dermatol. 1998 Nov;39(5 Pt 2):864-6.

    Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis associated with recurrent breast carcinoma.

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    Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL, USA.

    Abstract

    Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis (MRH) is a rare systemic disorder that most often affects women in the fourth to fifth decades of life and is characterized by widespread cutaneous papules and nodules, often associated with a destructive arthritis. The characteristic histologic feature of the skin lesions, and of other affected organs, is the presence of histiocytes and multinucleated giant cells containing abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm with a "ground glass appearance." Approximately 30% of the patients have an underlying malignancy suggesting MRH may be a paraneoplastic phenomenon. We describe a case of MRH associated with recurrent, metastatic breast carcinoma.

    PMID:
    9810917
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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