Primary Cutaneous Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma With Follicular Helper T-Cell Phenotype: Report of 2 Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive Cases.

ABSTRACT: Primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma is distinct from nodal T-cell lymphoma clinically and pathologically. Recently, primary cutaneous follicular helper T-cell lymphoma (PC-TFHL) has been described as a peripheral T-cell lymphoma with T-follicular helper (TFH) cell phenotype. PC-TFHL usually presents as multiple plaques and nodules of skin with an indolent clinical course, but without association with Epstein-Barr virus. In this article, we report 2 rare cases of PC-TFHL which are Epstein-Barr virus-positive and with an aggressive clinical course. We discuss the challenges in the differential diagnoses, particularly with primary cutaneous extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, and nodal T-cell lymphoma of TFH origin with secondary cutaneous involvement.

Structure and Magnetic Properties of Co40Fe40V20 Thin Films.

This study investigated the structure and magnetic properties of Co40Fe40V20 thin films with a thicknesses (tf) of 10 nm to 100 nm on a glass substrate. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of the CoFeV films demonstrated a significant crystalline body-centered cubic (BCC) CoFe (110) structure when the thickness was between 60 and 100 nm, and an amorphous status were shown when the thickness was from 10 to 50 nm. The strongest crystalline XRD peak was at 60 nm because it had a continuous mode of film growth and induced a large grain distribution. The low-frequency alternating current magnetic susceptibility (Ï°ac) property decreased when the frequency increased. The lowest Ï°ac value was detected at 60 nm owing to the large grain distribution inducing high coercivity (Hc) and then enhancing the spin coupling strength. The external field (Hext) was difficult to rotate spin state, then deduces the spin sensitivity and Ï°ac value is decreased. The highest Ï°ac meant the spin sensitivity was maximized at the optimal resonance frequency. The 50-mm thickness had the highest Ï°ac 0.045 value at an fres of 100 Hz. The fres value was less than 1000 Hz at all CoFeV thicknesses, suggesting that CoFeV films would be suitable for low-frequency magnetic component applications. Moreover, the saturation magnetization (Ms) revealed a thickness effect when the thicknesses had a larger Ms. The Hc values were between 3 Oe and 10 Oe at all CoFeV films, except for 60 nm. The Hc of the 60 nm film was about 80 Oe due to the larger grain distribution, and it induced strong remanent magnetization (Mr) and a larger squareness ratio (Mr/Ms) of 92%. The results of the magnetic measurement showed that the 60 nm Co40Fe40V20 film had greater Hc and a good squareness ratio.

Malignancies after renal transplantation in Taiwan: a nationwide population-based study.

BACKGROUND: Renal transplantation has been regarded as the treatment of choice for end-stage renal disease. Renal transplantation increases the risk of cancers due to long-term immunosuppression. The types of post-transplantation malignancies may vary among different geographic regions and ethnic populations. To date, large population-based studies of post-transplantation malignancies in Asian renal transplant recipients (RTRs) have rarely been reported. METHODS: To investigate the patterns of post-transplantation malignancies in Chinese RTRs, we performed a nationwide population-based cohort study between 1997 and 2008 based on data from the National Health Insurance Database in Taiwan. Patterns of cancer incidence in RTRs were compared with those of the general population using standardized incidence ratios (SIRs). RESULTS: Among the 4716 RTRs (2475 males and 2241 females; mean age 44.1 ± 12.4 years) and 22 556 person-years of observation, 320 post-transplant cancers were diagnosed. The SIR of all cancers was 3.75 (95% confidence interval 3.36-4.18). Women had a higher risk than men for the development of malignancies (SIR 5.04 for women and SIR 2.88 for men). Renal, bladder and liver cancers were the most common cancers, with SIRs of 44.29, 42.89 and 5.07, respectively. When stratified by age, RTRs of young age at transplant (<20 years) had the highest risk of post-transplantation malignancies. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates different patterns of malignancies after renal transplantation in Chinese RTRs, with higher incidences of kidney and bladder cancers. Physicians should be more vigilant in examining RTRs for post-transplantation malignancies especially in younger patients.