article = {JCMCR-2020-1-103} title = {Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm: A Case Report of a Rare Leukemic Variant} journal = {Journal of Clinical and Medical Case Reports} year = {2020} issn = {2733-2268} doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.JCMCR.2020.01.03} url = {https://www.sciencerepository.org/blastic-plasmacytoid-dendritic-cell-neoplasm_JCMCR-2020-1-103 author = {Ammar Al-Obaidi,Chloe McBride,Christopher Dakhil,Khalil Choucair,William Palko,} keywords = {blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell, neoplasm, dentritic cells, CD123, hematological malignancy, hematologic cancer, leukemic variant, cutaneous lesion, tagraxofusp-erzs, elzonris} abstract ={Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm, originally described in 1995, is a very rare hematological malignancy with an aggressive clinical course characterized by a rapid progression to systemic disease via hematogenous dissemination. It represents around 0.5% of all hematologic cancers and typically affects older males. Early recognition remains a challenge as it largely overlaps with other hematological malignancies.}