3.25.14* Benign/Reactive Lymphadenopathies and Hematologic Malignancies III Flashcards

PPT 1* Lecture Notes 1* PPT 2* Lecture Notes 2* Pictures (go back and double check last few slides)

1
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anti-apoptotic signaling protein used by B cells?

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BCL-2

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T cell differentiation occurs in what region of the lymph nodes?

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paracortex

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B cell differentiation happens in what zone of the lymph nodes?

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within follicles of the cortex (aka germinal centers with surrounding mantle zone)

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What immunophenotypes are observed in lymph node biopsies to determine B cell and T cell zones?

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B cells/ germinal centers: CD20 and CD10

T cells/ paracortex: CD5 or CD3

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key clinical finding in reactive lymph nodes?

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tender and mobile on palpation. Nodes involved by a malignancy are usually nontender and immobile.

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Reactive follicular hyperplasia is associated with

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bacterial infection (B cell proliferation)

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Cause of paracortical expansion of lymph node?

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infectious mononucleosis (viral infection) causing increased T cells and APCs in lymph node -> polymorphic cell population

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What is seen in the PBS in patient with infectious mononucleosis?

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huge reactive mononuclear cells that are actually activated T cells. These are polymorphic.

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What is lupus lymphadenitis?

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necrosis of the lymph node

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What is seen in dermatopathic lymphadenopathy?

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large pale areas in biopsy that are aggregates of histiocytes (tissue-based macrophages) in lymph nodes adjacent to skin lesions in patients with chronic skin diseases (eczema, psoriasis, pemphigus). Dark pigment in histocytes is melanin. This is due to lots of dead skin cells draining to lymph nodes, melanin accumulates in the histiocyte.

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HIV lymphadenopathy appearance?

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Germinal centers cannot form without CD4 cells. There are mantle zones without germinal centers, but sometimes with histiocytes in the center (which may can activate B cells.)

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Immunophenotypes of B cell precursors within the bone marrow

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TdT
CD10
(CD19 and CD20 late stage)

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Immunophenotypes of B cells after class switching (plasma cells)

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CD38
CD138
(CD20-)

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Immunophenotypes of naive B cells within lymph nodes?

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CD20

CD19

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Immunophenotype of B cell undergoing follicular maturation (activated B cell)

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CD10

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Immunophenotypes of B cells (early to late expression)

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Bone marrow
a. TdT 
b. CD10
Naive (mantle and germinal)
a. CD20
b. CD19
Germinal center (activated)
a. CD10
Perifollicular area (mature plasma cell)
a. CD38
b. CD138
(CD20-)
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What are the Ig promotors common in B cell malignancies?

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IgH
Ig lamda
Ig kappa

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Follicular lymphomas/ CLL involve what sites

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peripheral blood
bone marrow
lymph nodes

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Burkitt lymphoma involves what sites

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bone marrow
lymph nodes
GI tract

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What type of B cells mutate in CLL?

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memory B cells, often found just outside the mantle zone in the lymph node.

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Chronic Lymphocytic leukemia/lymphoma

CLL/SLL

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a. clinical presentation: high familial incidence.
b. morphology: arise from memory B cells, Small lymphocytes with very little cytoplasm (smudge cells). Increasing presentation of immature lymphocytes

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PBS of CLL

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lymphocytes are small with scant cytoplasm and mature (dense) chromatin (smudge cells)

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lymph node appearance in CLL

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pseudofollicular appearance (larger follicular regions that are undergoing DNA synthesis and mitosis)

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Genes involved in CLL/SLL

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del(13q)
trisomy 12
del (17p) p53, bad prognosis

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Immunophenotype of CLL

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CD 5
CD23
Light chain restricted (kappa or lambda)
Zap70 (bad)
CD38 (bad)
CD20 (weak)
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What are markers of somatic hypermutation status in CLL?

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ZAP-70

CD38

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Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL)

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a. clinical presentation- lymphadenopathy
b. derived from mantle cell
c. involved sites- lymph nodes, bone marrow, spleen, PB, GI
d. morphology: smudge cells, lymphocytosis

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What cells is mantel cell lymphoma derived from

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mantle cells

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What are the involved sites in MCL

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Lymph nodes > bone marrow, spleen, peripheral blood,

GI tract

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What is seen in the PBS of MCL

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smudge cells, lymphocytosis

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What is the appearance of the lymph nodes in MCL

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Homogeneous effacement (*no germinal centers)

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What is the immunophenotype of MCL

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CD5
CD20
light chain restricted
CD23-

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what is the distinguishing immunophenotype between CLL and MCL?

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strong CD20

no CD23

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genetic seen in all MCL (mantel cell lymphoma)

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t(11,14) IgH;Cycin D

Overexpression of cyclin D moves cell through G1-S checkpoint

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What is the purpose of a Ki-67 immunostain?

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reveals mitotic rate of cell population. Prognostic marker for mantle cell because most are rapidly replicating.

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t(11,14)

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IgH; Cyclin D1

Seen in all cases of MCL (mantle cell lymphoma)

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Plasma cell neoplasms

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a. clinical presentation- older individuals.
b. involved sites- bone marrow > peripheral blood
c. immunophenotype: CD38+, CD138+

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Mild plasma cell neoplasms

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a. MGUS (monoclonal gammaopathy of uncertain significance)

b. increased total protein. Rouleaux noted on peripheral smear.

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Severe plasma cell neoplasms

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multiple lytic bone lesions (plasma cell myeloma), pain, fractures, renal failure

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sites involved in plasma cell neoplasms

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bone marrow&raquo_space; peripheral blood

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Lab findings in plasma cell neoplasms

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increased total protein; Rouleaux noted on peripheral smear

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Rouleaux

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little “stacks” of red cells seen in PBS

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test for increased serum protein

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a. serum protein electrophoresis is standard

b. immunofixation elecrophoresis for abnormal protein species

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Morphology seen in bone marrow biopsy of plasma cell neoplasm

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plasma cells with eccentric nuclei with clumpy chromatin. Large collections tend to erode bone.

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immunophenotype of plasma cell neoplasms

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CD38+++
CD138+++
CD19-
CD20-
light chain restricted
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plasma cell neoplasms progress to

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multiple myeloma. survival 3-4 yrs

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key negative clinical predictors for plasma cell neoplasms

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del 17p (p53 region) Analyzed by FISH regions, which indicates more aggressive neoplasm

(others: Serum beta 2 microglobulin
t(4;14) FGFR3
t(14;16) C-MAF
t(14;20) MAFB)

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Follicular lymphoma pathogenesis

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Failure of germinal center B-cells to apoptose (because they overexpress an anti-apoptotic protein, Bcl-2).

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What is seen in follicular lymphoma

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a. enlarged lymph node follicles (due to follicle proliferation by overexpressed Bcl-2). Follicles are normally degraded by macrophages, no macrophage digestion in follicular lymphoma.
b. less mitotic figures (due to prevention of cell death rather than hyperproliferation)

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Follicular lymphoma

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a. clinical presentation: lymphadenopathy
b. involvement: lymph nodes, bone marrow 40-70%, can have peripheral blood
c. immunophenotype: CD19+, CD20+, BCL-2, BCL-6, CD10

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Immunophenotype of follicular lymphoma

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CD19+, CD20+. CD10+ (60%). BCL-2+ (90%). BCL-6+ (85%)

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Follicular lymphoma can progress to

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diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

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Genetics of follicular lymphoma

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t(14,18) in >85%

Ig promoter infront of Bcl-2 gene

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t(14,18)

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follicular b cell lymphoma

20-30% of diffuse large B cell lymphomas

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How is follicular lymphoma graded?

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by increasing presence of centroblasts 1-3. Centroblasts are larger cells

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Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

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a. clinical presentation- rapid adenopathy, elderly, 40% extranodal (GI, bone marrow)
b. immunophenotype: CD19, CD20, CD10 (30-60%)

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genetics of diffuse large B cell lymphoma

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t(v, 3q27)(v, BCL-6) in 30%

t(14,18) BCL-2 in 30%

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Immunophenotype of diffuse large B cell lymphoma

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CD19
CD20
CD10 (30-60%)

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Hodgkin lymphoma

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a. clinical presentation- males 30-50, less common in children. localized or diffuse adenopathy
b. involvment of lymph nodes and spleen
c. morphology: reed-sternberg cells
d. origin cell:

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Morphology of Hodgkin lymphoma

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a. reed/sternberg cells: large lymphoid cells with mono or bi-nucleate appearance, huge eosinophilic nucleoli, overall horseshoe shape
b. diverse background cells: small lymphocytes, plasma cells, eosinophils, neutrophils, histiocytes
c. collagenous bands in lymph nodes
d. prognosis- curable with chemo, 10 year 97%

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Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin lymphoma morphology

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a. smaller reed-sternberg cells with less prominent nucleoli

b. nodular appearance

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Reed/Sternberg cell

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a. contain re-arranged Ig (V) genes with constituitive NFkB expression (anti-apoptotic)
b. may have anti-apoptotic genes from EBV
c. NO IG expression on surface
d. survive germinal center; clonal proliferation after move into B cell follicle

CD30 expression

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Lymph node morphology of classical Hodgkin lymphoma

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a. mostly lymphocytes
b. large number of R/S cells
c. fibrous bands
(but very variable)

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Immunophenotype of R/S cells

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CD30

others: CD15
Pax5
(weak CD20)

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What is the main difference between HL and NLPHL S/L cells.

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NLPHD do express Ig

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Nodular lymphocyte predominant hodgkin lymphoma lympho node morphology

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popcorn cells (lympho-histiocyte, L&H cells)

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Immunophenotype of NLPHL

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CD20+
CD15-
Pax5+ (B cell transcription factor)
CD30-
* T cells surrounded the R/S cells
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Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin lymphoma prognosis

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80% 10 year survival

3-5% progress to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

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trend of severity with B cell malignancies

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the less differentiated are more severe, in T cells there is no correlation

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immunophenotype of T cells in the bone marrow/thymus

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TdT
CD7
CD3
(CD4 and CD8)

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naive and effector T cell immunophenotype

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NK: CD3 cytoplasmic
γδ: CD3+, surface
CD4 or CD8

72
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What lab method is used to demonstrate clonality in T cell lymphoma/leukemia

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PCR of the T cell receptor gene

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Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma

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b. origin cell- follicular T-helper cells
c. involved sites- lymph nodes, spleen/liver, bone marrow, skin
d. immunophenotype: excess CD10 cells in paracortex
e. medial survival less than 3 years

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Lymph node morphology of AITL (angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma)

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increase of cells in the paracortex. Some are immunoblasts (large nuclei with prominent nucleoli. More eosinophilia due to thickening of paracortical vessels.

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Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma

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CD10+ (excess in paracortex**)
CD4
CD10
CD21 (FDC marker showing ghosts of germinal centers)

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Peripheral T-cell lymphoma NOS

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a. (30% of TCLs)
b. clinical presentation- diffuse lymphadenopathy. B symptoms (fever, night sweats, weight loss), paraneoplastic features (esosinophilia, pruitis, hemolytic anemia, esoinophilia)
c. origin cell- unclear
d. involved sites- anywhere except blood
e. immunophenotype: CD3, 5, 7, and 4 OR 8
f. aggressive 5 year survival (20-30%)

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Peripheral T-cell lymphoma NOS lymph node morphology

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a. expanded paracortex
b. distinct subset of uniform cells
c. clusters of “epitheliod histiocytes” with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm usually in paracortex near the capsule of the node.

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immunophenotype of Peripheral T-cell lymphoma NOS

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CD3 ,5, 7 and 4 or 8

sometimes both cd4 and 8

79
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CD20

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b cell marker

80
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CD56

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macrophage/monocyte marker

81
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CD30

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R/S marker

82
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Virus infections usually cause ________ hyperplasia and bacterial infections usually cause _____________ hyperplasia within the lymph node/

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paracortical, follicular

83
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What is not a feature of a reactive lymph node

a. many germinal centers
b. effacement of normal architecture
c. paracortical expansion
d. necrosis
e. tingible body macrophages

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necrosis and effacement of the normal architecture

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What features would favor diagnosis of mantle cell lymphoma instead of CLL/SLL?

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expression of cyclin D1 under control of IgH promoter.

85
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What is seen in the patient with serum protein electrophoresis and immmunofixation electrophoresis in the slide set?

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A monoclonal immunoglobulinn: IgG, kappa (light chain restricted).

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what is the appearance of reactive vs. neoplastic germinal centers?

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reactive- variable sizes
neoplastic- all the same
(not really but this is how it will look on the test)

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immunostain for follicular lymphoma looks for

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BCL-2 expression

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What are the malignant cells in Hodgkin lymphoma?

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Reed/Sternberg cell

89
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big cells that don’t express CD30 but do express CD20?

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NLPHL, popcorn cells

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Burkitt lymphoma (sporadic)

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a. children or young adults, higher in HIV+
b. normal cell: Memory B-cells
c. involved sites: ileo-cecal area/ovaries/kidneys
d. morophology: medium sized cells with basophilic, vacuolated cytoplasm. Homogeneous lymph node/
e. immunophenotypes: typical B cell markers (CD10 CD19, CD20)
f. genetics: promoter (igH, kappa, lambda) infront of MYC (chromosome 8) oncogene

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Cytologic appearance of burkitt lymphoma

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medium sized cells with basophilic, vacuolated cytoplasm

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Burkitt lymphoma (endemic)

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a. jaw/facial bone mass in childs (4-7) in malaria endemic area
b. most are EBV positive
(otherwise same as sporadic burkitt)

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Mycosis fungoides

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a. clinical presentation: patch flat red skin lesions that can progress to thick, psoriasis-like or ulcerated lesions; can involve bloodstream (Sezary Syndrome), usually in elderly
b. normal cell: CD4
c. cytology: normal lymphocyte with indented nuclei. In PBS there are bland lymphocytes with cerebriform nuclei.

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Morphology seen in mycosis fungoides

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brain lymphocytes, lymphocytes invade epidermis