21) CLL Flashcards
patients with widespread ——— often have worse CLL prognosis
lymphoma
the ann arbor staging system is used for…
malignant lymphoma
CLL/SLL
chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic leukemia
different clinical manifestations of one disease entity
CLL/SLL
CLL presents with…
SLL presents with…
PB lymphocytosis
lymphadenopathy
sustained absolute monoclonal lymphocytosis
(>5 x 10^3)
CLL/SLL
lymphocytosis + smudge cells
CLL/SLL
if lymphocytosis is <5 x 10^3, it’s not CLL, its…
B-cell monoclonal lymphocytosis
no chemo yet
CD5
CD20
CD23
CD200
LEF-1 +
CLL/SLL
CD5
CD23=
FMC-7 +
cyclin D1 +
mantle cell lymphoma
CLL/SLL must be distinguished from…
how?
mantle cell lymphoma
MCL is CD23=, FMC-7+, LEF-1=
t(11;14)
mantle cell lymphoma
Richter’s transformation
transformation from CLL → aggressive large B-cell lymphoma
anti-CD20 mAbs
used to tx CLL/SLL
ibrutinib
used to tx CLL/SLL
B-PLL
B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia
B-PLL survival
7.5 months
> 55% prolymphocytes
marked lymphocytosis
B-PLL