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THE TM HAWAII DERMPATH CONFERENCE MAUI, HI 25.0 CME AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ 25.0 SAM Credits (Approved provider) MEETING PROGRAM THURSDAY DERMATOPATHOLOGY Alopecia DR BETH RUBEN 1/25/2019 Mighty Women of Dermatopathology Hawaii 2019 Alopecia: Diagnosis via pattern analysis Beth S. Ruben, MD Professor of Dermatology/Dermatopathology University of California, San Francisco Director of Dermatopathology, Palo Alto Medical Foundation 1 Objectives Review basic hair anatomy Hair follicle anatomy Sizes of hair and organization Phases of the hair cycle Explore methods used to prepare sections for diagnosis of alopecia Employ pattern analysis in alopecia Discuss common and emerging examples of non-scarring and scarring alopecia 2 Basic hair anatomy 3 1 1/25/2019 Insert Whiting scan Whiting, 2004 4 Infundibulum SD Isthmus AP Lower follicle 5 6 2 1/25/2019 7 Lower follicle Hair root 8 Matrix Hair papilla 9 3 1/25/2019 10 11 Outer root Cortex sheath Inner Cuticle of Henley inner root root sheath Huxley sheath Cuticle of hair shaft Fibrous sheath 12 4 1/25/2019 Keratinization of hair shaft (Adamson’s fringe) Keratinization of inner root sheath (Huxley) 13 14 15 5 1/25/2019 Sizes of hair and organization 16 Vellus hair Thin, short and hypopigmented hairs Extend within the upper dermis The inner root sheath is as thick or thicker than its hair shaft less than 0.03 mm in diameter 17 Terminal hair Long, thick hair Extends into the subcutis in the scalp Hair shaft greater than 0.06 mm in diameter Normal T:V ratio: at least 2:1 (some say 4-7:1) Miniaturized hair: smaller hair but associated with a long fibrous tract Indeterminate hair: between vellus and terminal 18 6 1/25/2019 Follicular unit Contain individual follicles, including 2-5 terminal hairs and 0-2 vellus hairs This organization is apparent in the mid to upper dermis The terminal hairs are more evenly spaced in the subcutis 19 Follicular unit 20 Hair cycle phases 21 7 1/25/2019 Whiting, 2004 22 Anagen phase The growth phase 85% of hairs in this phase normally, from 2-7 years Multiple concentric layers, depending on the level examined Keratinization occurs differentially to form the hair shaft/inner sheath Zones include inferior, isthmic and infundibular 23 Catagen phase Brief transitional phase, 1% of hairs normally in this phase, lasts 2-3 weeks Eosinophilia of epithelium and evidence of apoptosis 24 8 1/25/2019 Telogen phase Resting phase, 0-15% of hairs in this phase normally, lasts 100 days Involutional, with a convoluted basaloid epithelium 25 Hair phases Indeterminate phase: in some cases, especially alopecia areata, it may be difficult to determine a precise phase Must examine the hair follicle below the level of the follicular bulge (isthmus or lower) to be able to differentiate between terminal anagen, catagen and telogen hairs above that the hair shaft is keratinized 26 Preparations of sections for alopecia diagnosis 27 9 1/25/2019 Biopsy requirements 4 mm punch biopsy, at minimum “Bury the punch”, with specimen including subcutis Early active sites, not “empty” areas Match angle of biopsy to angle of exit of hairs, if possible Improved yield with 2 punches? Transverse and routine processing 28 Why do transverse sections? 1-2 follicles/mm of scalp Routine sections through 4 mm punch yields 4-8 follicles 2-4 follicles/mm2 of scalp Transverse sections through 4 mm punch yields 25-50 follicles! The isthmic level of the hair follicle is particularly informative with respect to seeing follicular units, determining the type of hair, and the follicular phase should be present in some sections examined 29 Transverse sections for alopecia diagnosis: biopsy size 4 mm punch 3 mm punch A=r2 1.5mm 2mm A=3.14 x 4= 12.56 mm2 A=3.14 x 2.25= 7.06 mm2 30 10 1/25/2019 Methods for processing specimens transversely for alopecia Headington method Frishberg/Sperling method “Hovert” method Elston/Tyler method 31 Modified from David A. Whiting, MD. The Structure of the Human Hair Follicle, Canfield Publishing, 2004. 32 Embed cut surfaces down in paraffin block 33 11 1/25/2019 34 Headington JT. Transverse microscopic anatomy of the human scalp. A basis for a morphometric approach to disorders of the hair follicle. Arch Dermatol. 1984;120(4):449–456. 35 36 12 1/25/2019 Embed cut surfaces down in paraffin block 37 38 Transverse sections Dermis Level 6 Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Fat Level 1 Cut Surface Inked Courtesy of John Maize, Jr., MD 39 13 1/25/2019 Frishberg DP, Sperling LC, Guthrie VM. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 1996;35(2 Pt 1):220–222. 40 Frishberg-Sperling method 41 42 14 1/25/2019 43 44 45 15 1/25/2019 46 Pattern analysis in alopecia Fundamental assessment of whether hair loss is present Is it scarring (permanent) or non-scarring? Caveat: many forms of hair loss are biphasic Phases in which the alopecia is not yet permanent, but may become so over time (e.g., androgenetic alopecia) Composition of the infiltrate can be considered important in scarring alopecia mainly Other specific features for final classification 47 Biphasic patterns of alopecia Modified from A. Solomon, in Sellheyer K, Bergfeld WF. Histopathologic evaluation of alopecias. Am J Dermatopathol. 2006;28(3):236–259. 48 16 1/25/2019 Pattern analysis in alopecia Analysis depends on the area chosen for biopsy If an area of burnt out alopecia is selected, diagnostic features may not be present If an area with secondary inflammation is chosen, these features may obscure the primary pathology Sampling of an area at the periphery of an alopecic zone without obvious secondary impetiginization or trauma is ideal 49 “CHECKLIST” Adapted from Sperling’s atlas Is the specimen adequate? Is the hair count normal or decreased? Are follicular units evenly spaced, or is there evidence of follicular dropout? could imply a scarring alopecia or extreme miniaturization Do most follicular units contain 2-6 follicles? Are more than 85% of hairs in anagen phase (normal) How many follicles are terminal, how many vellus? Are there sebaceous glands? Is there perifollicular fibrosis? Are there scarred fibrous tracts? Is there solar elastosis (longstanding process)? Is there inflammation, and if so, at what level of the follicle? What is the composition of the infiltrate? Are there follicles or hair shafts with unusual features? 50 Non-scarring versus scarring: common features by pattern Non-scarring Scarring Preservation of Perifollicular fibrosis, sebaceous glands at infundibular or Empty, non-scarred isthmic level follicular tracts Fibrotic follicular tracts Shifts in follicular Compound follicles phase 51 17 1/25/2019 Non-scarring alopecia 52 Non-scarring alopecia Androgenetic alopecia Alopecia areata Trichotillomania Traction alopecia Telogen effluvium Temporal triangular alopecia Alopecia mucinosa 53 Androgenetic alopecia Clinical features: Progressive thinning at bitemporal hairline, scalp vertex, widening part Thinning > shedding Even though considered a non-scarring alopecia, may become permanent over time (biphasic) Permanent alopecia due to chemotherapy for breast cancer may also display this pattern taxanes, busulfan, cisplatin, etoposide implicated 54 18 1/25/2019 Androgenetic alopecia Clinical features 55 Androgenetic alopecia Histologic features Progressive miniaturization Hairs of various diameters and lengths Decreased terminal hairs in the subcutis Reduction in ratio of terminal to vellus hairs (<2:1) Slight increase in catagen/telogen phase follicles as hairs miniaturize, spend more time in telogen Preservation of sebaceous lobules, fibrous tracts Sparse superficial lymphocytic infiltrate Late phase: follicular tracts grayish, less vascular the process become irreversible (dec. follicular density/size) 56 57 19 1/25/2019 58 59 60 20 1/25/2019 61 62 63 21 1/25/2019 64 65 66 22 1/25/2019 67 68 69 23 1/25/2019 Permanent alopecia after chemotherapy All had hair loss during chemotherapy, but then insufficient hair regrowth First attack by chemotherapy with miniaturization/inflammation, then cannot regenerate due to hormonal therapy Pattern similar to androgenetic alopecia or alopecia areata, but diffuse short hairs common Increased telogen hairs (anagen 3:1), often in groups may reflect synchronization after anagen effluvium Terminal:vellus ratio 1:1 (lower than normal scalp and AGA) Miteva M, Misciali C, Fanti PA, et al. Permanent alopecia after systemic chemotherapy: a clinicopathological study of 10 cases. Am J Dermatopathol. 2011;33(4):345–350. Fonia A, Cota C, Setterfield JF, Goldberg LJ, Fenton DA, Stefanato CM. Permanent alopecia in patients with breast cancer after taxane chemotherapy and adjuvant hormonal therapy: Clinicopathologic findings in a cohort of 10 patients. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017;76(5):948-957. 70 Courtesy Of Anna Haemel, MD 71 Fonia A, Cota C, Setterfield JF, Goldberg LJ, Fenton DA, Stefanato CM. Permanent alopecia in patients with breast cancer after taxane chemotherapy and adjuvant hormonal therapy: Clinicopathologic findings in a cohort of 10 patients. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017;76(5):948-957. 72 24 1/25/2019 Androgenetic alopecia Differential diagnosis: Post-inflammatory phase of alopecia areata (also miniaturized hairs, but marked catagen/telogen shift) Telogen effluvium (no significant miniaturization in “pure” acute cases) 73 Temporal triangular alopecia Clinical: localized temporal zone of alopecia may be evident at birth, or occur in the first decade rarely occurs later in life or in other