Diseases

Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm

A rare and aggressive hematologic malignancy derived from the precursors of PLASMACYTOID DENDRITIC CELLS. Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasms affect bone marrow and blood in addition to the lymph nodes, spleen, central nervous system, and skin.

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Abstract

A rare and aggressive hematologic malignancy derived from the precursors of PLASMACYTOID DENDRITIC CELLS. Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasms affect bone marrow and blood in addition to the lymph nodes, spleen, central nervous system, and skin.

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  • Agranular CD4+ CD56+ Hematodermic Neoplasm-Tumor
  • Agranular CD4+ Natural Killer Cell Leukemia
  • BPDCN
  • Blastic NK Cell Lymphoma
  • Blastic NK-Cell Lymphoma
  • Blastic Natural Killer Leukemia
  • Blastic Natural Killer Lymphoma
  • CD4+-CD56+ Hematodermic Neoplasm
  • Monomorphic NK-Cell Lymphoma
  • Agranular CD4+ CD56+ Hematodermic Neoplasm Tumor
  • BPDCNs
  • Blastic NK-Cell Lymphomas
  • CD4+ CD56+ Hematodermic Neoplasm
  • CD4+-CD56+ Hematodermic Neoplasms
  • Hematodermic Neoplasm, CD4+-CD56+
  • Lymphoma, Blastic NK-Cell
  • Lymphoma, Monomorphic NK-Cell
  • Monomorphic NK Cell Lymphoma
  • Monomorphic NK-Cell Lymphomas
  • NK-Cell Lymphoma, Blastic
  • NK-Cell Lymphoma, Monomorphic
  • Neoplasm, CD4+-CD56+ Hematodermic

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39 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2025

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Previous Indexing

  • Hematologic Neoplasms (1998-2024)
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell (1997-2024)
  • Skin Neoplasms (1998-2024)

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  1. C04w.557.227w.001
  2. C04w.557.337w.001
  3. C04w.557.386w.001
  4. C04w.588.448w.001
  5. C04w.588.805.175
  6. C15.378w.400w.001
  7. C17.800w.882.001

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000099067. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000099067
  2. Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53844611