Fig. 6: Imaging Findings in CNS BPDCN. | Leukemia

Fig. 6: Imaging Findings in CNS BPDCN.

From: Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm: a comprehensive review in pediatrics, adolescents, and young adults (AYA) and an update of novel therapies

Fig. 6

Axial MRI of the face of a teenage male with BPDCN shows diffusely enlarged lacrimal glands (arrows in A), diffusely enlarged parotid glands (arrows in B), and a diffusely enlarged adenoid (arrowhead in B). CT of the neck, chest, abdomen, and pelvis reveals multicompartmental lymphadenopathy (involving the cervical, axillary, hilar, mediastinal, periportal, retroperitoneal, and iliac chain and inguinal lymph nodes) and hepatosplenomegaly (not shown). Brain and spine MRI reveal no leptomeningeal disease. Periorbital ecchymosis (“raccoon eyes”) at presentation in a patient later diagnosed with BPDCN (C).

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