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Start free with EleplanBlastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm
ORPHA:86870Disease
Also called BPDCN
What it is
A rare and highly aggressive myeloid malignancy characterized by predominant cutaneous involvement with concomitant or subsequent bone marrow, lymph node and visceral involvement, as well as central nervous system (CNS) disease. It derives from the precursors of plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC).
Key facts
- Prevalence
- 1-5 / 10 000 (Europe)
- Age of onset
- Elderly
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Classified as
- Disease
Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.
ICD-10 codes
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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