Langerhans cell sarcoma: The Mayo Clinic experience with an extremely rare disease.

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e19543-e19543
Author(s):  
Muhamad Alhaj Moustafa ◽  
Liuyan Jiang ◽  
Han W. Tun

e19543 Background: Langerhans cell sarcoma (LCS) is a very rare cancer with the reported incidence of 2 per 100,000,000. It originates from antigen presenting cells belonging to the dendritic cell/macrophage family. Methods: Following IRB approval, we identified LCS patients treated at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. Medical charts were reviewed to extract clinical data. Results: Our cohort consists of 5 patients with confirmed diagnosis of LCS. The median age at diagnosis was 34 years (range, 11-75) with 60% (3/5) females. One female was an African American and the rest were Caucasians. ECOG performance status at the time of diagnosis was 0 in 4 patients and 3 in 1 patient. Four patients had disseminated disease at diagnosis. 3/5 patients had moderate splenomegaly at diagnosis. 2/5 patients presented with a bulky mediastinal tumor and 1/5 patients presented with bulky intraabdominal disease. Predominant sites of disease are summarized in the table. BRAF mutation was negative in all 3 tested patients. The median follow up for the whole cohort was 25 months (range; 5, 41). Three patients relapsed after the initial treatment. Patient # 4 received allogeneic stem cell transplantation after the 4th relapse and is in CR 14 months later. Patient # 5 had PD-L1 expression > 95% and was started on pembrolizumab with sustained response for 1 year. Conclusions: LCS is extremely rare and is associated with unfavorable outcomes after currently available therapeutic interventions. More studies on the genetic and molecular basis of LCS are necessary to develop targeted therapies. [Table: see text]

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Rasika Singh ◽  
Charles Edward Keen ◽  
Christopher Stone ◽  
Patrick Sarsfield

Langerhans cells are antigen presenting dendritic cells and tumours arising from these are rare. The tumours arising from these dendritic cells are divided into two categories according to a WHO classification: Langerhans cell histiocytosis and Langerhans cell sarcoma. It is the degree of atypia and clinical aggressiveness that distinguishes the two subtypes. Langerhans cell sarcoma (LCS) is a neoplastic proliferation of Langerhans cells which can occur in skin, bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, liver, and lung. LCS can present with multiple cutaneous and systemic lesions. We present a case of Langerhans cell sarcoma with a unique morphological appearance and variable immunohistochemical profile within a single cutaneous lesion. LCS is a rare malignancy and its diagnosis is based on morphology, immunophenotypical examination, and ultrastructural analysis by electron microscopy. Our case highlights a unique morphological description of LCS wherein the pleomorphic neoplastic cells show epidermotropism and are surrounded by a variable amount of inflammatory infiltrate within a single cutaneous lesion. A single cutaneous lesion of Langerhans cell sarcoma with variable immunohistochemical profile has not been described so far.


2014 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-96
Author(s):  
Xiaolei Ma ◽  
Wenhai Li ◽  
Juan Du ◽  
Lin Cai ◽  
Jianzhong Zhang

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ichiro Murakami ◽  
Michiko Matsushita ◽  
Takeshi Iwasaki ◽  
Satoshi Kuwamoto ◽  
Masako Kato ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong-Sil Lee ◽  
Gyung Hyuck Ko ◽  
Ho Cheol Kim ◽  
In Seok Jang ◽  
Kyung-Nyeo Jeon ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
pp. 449-450
Author(s):  
Roberto N. Miranda ◽  
Joseph D. Khoury ◽  
L. Jeffrey Medeiros

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e18646-e18646
Author(s):  
Laurence Vigouret-Viant ◽  
Clemence Legoupil ◽  
Aurelie Bardet ◽  
Celine Laurent ◽  
Michel Ducreux ◽  
...  

e18646 Background: For cancer patients, life-threatening complications may be difficult to anticipate, leading to complex medical decision-making processes. Since 2015, the Gustave Roussy Cancer Center has implemented a major institutional program including a Decision-Aid Form (ADF), outlining the anticipation of appropriate care for patient in case of worsening evolution. Methods: Between January and May 2017, all patients transferred from Site 1 to Site 2 of the hospital were prospectively included. In this study, we assessed the acceptability of the ADF, its using and its impact on the patient’s becoming. Results: Out of 206 patients included, 89.3% had an ADF. The planned stratification of care was notified in practically all cases. Conversely, the involvement of the palliative care team was notified in only 29% of the ADF. The value of the WHO/ECOG Performance Status was limited, varying between physicians. Finally, the field “information for patients and relatives” was insufficiently completed. Although a possible transfer to Intensive Care Unit was initially proposed in two-thirds of the patients, the majority (76%) of the 35 patients experiencing an acute event received exclusive medical or palliative care. The level of therapeutic commitment suggested by the ADF was never upgraded, and often revised towards less aggressive care, and especially without excess mortality for the patients who were initially designated to be eligible for intensive care. Moreover, the patient's survival at 6 months seems to be correlated with the anticipated level of care recorded on the FAD (Log-rank P value < 0,0001). Conclusions: The results of our study suggest that setting up a care stratification file in advance is possible in a French cultural setting and it could be helpful for clarifying prognosis assessment. To achieve complete acculturation, our extensive institutional program remains a cornerstone for the development of advance care planning. Since 2017, this program has widely spreaded ADF which is now integrated into the electronic medical record. Each physician can complete and modify the patient's ADF at any stage of the patient's disease course.


2020 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 100570
Author(s):  
Stephanie Tillit ◽  
Semiramis Carbajal-Mamani ◽  
Robert Zlotecki ◽  
Li-Jun Yang ◽  
Ashwini Esnakula ◽  
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