Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm with centrocyte-like morphology clinically simulating a melanocytic nevus

Abstract

Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare hematologic malignancy originating from immature or resting plasmacytoid dendritic cells.(1) Since the most recently revised nomenclature by consensus in 2008 by the World Health Organization (WHO), 21 cases of BPDCN have been reported in the literature.