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We present the histopathologic, immunophenotypic, and molecular findings with long-term clinical follow-up of 13 patients with SPTCL (median, 64 mo follow-up) and 7 with LEP (median, 50 mo follow-up) in our multidisciplinary cutaneous oncology clinic. Six SPTCL patients developed HLH, including 2 under the age of 21 years. In the SPTCL group, 2 of 13 patients died of disease. In contrast, we had no mortality or development of HLH in our LEP cohort. We demonstrate that a limited panel (Ki-67, CD3, CD4, and CD8 immunostains) reveals foci of \u201cKi-67 hotspots\u201d enriched in cytotoxic atypical CD8+ T cells in SPTCL. Ki-67 hotspots were not identified in LEP, thus aiding the distinction of SPTCL from LEP. Lymphocyte atypia combined with adipocyte rimming of CD8+ T cells within Ki-67 hotspots was also highly specific for the diagnosis of SPTCL. Hyaline lipomembranous change, B-cell aggregates, plasmacytoid dendritic cell clusters, and plasma cell aggregates favored the diagnosis of LEP but were identified in some cases of SPTCL including patients with HLH. 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