Gross and histologic features of feline progressive histiocytosis skin
nodules. Figure 1. Large alopecic and ulcerated plaque on
the distal limb of a cat. Image provided by MicenVet. Figure
2. Cutaneous and subcutaneous densely cellular,
unencapsulated, and poorly circumscribed histiocytic nodule, with
clusters of reactive lymphocytes at the deep periphery of the lesion.
H&E. Figure 3. The atypical cells are
round-to-polygonal with distinct cell borders, abundant pale
eosinophilic homogeneous to finely granular cytoplasm, and a
central-to-paracentral, oval-or-indented nucleus with marginated
chromatin. Anisocytosis and anisokaryosis are mild-to-moderate. H&E.
Figure 4. Skin nodule with intraepidermal aggregates of
atypical cells (epitheliotropism). H&E.