5 Hematologic Diseases (Malignancies) Flashcards
malignant lymphoproliferative disorder
hodgkin’s lymphoma
Reed-Sternberg cell, likely of B-cell origin, only makes up 1-3% of cells in the enlarged nodes
hodgkin’s lymphoma
approx 9,000 cases annually
hodgkin’s lymphoma
EBV linkage suggested
hodgkin’s lymphoma
male predilection
hodgkin’s lymphoma
Two age peaks of hodgkins lymphoma
15-35 and > 50
Clinical findings: persistently enlarging lymph nodes start off freely moveable but become fixed and matted to adjacent tissue
hodgkin’s lymphoma
30-40% of patients have other symptoms –> night sweats, weight loss, fever, generalized itching
hodgkin’s lymphoma
survival rate of hodgkins lymphoma stage I/II vs III/IV
Stage I or II = 80-90% relapse free 10-yr survival rate
Stage III/IV = 55-75% 10-yr survival
Clinical findings: an enlarging nontender discrete mass in one lymph node region
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
In 70-75% of cases of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, this is the initial site of presentation. What are other sites of involvement?
- cervical and supraclavicular lymphadenopathy
- axillary lymphadenopathy
- mediastinal lymphadenopathy
lymphoreticular malignancy, most often arise within lymph nodes and grow into solid masses
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
malignant cells do NOT usually circulate in the peripheral blood
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
70,000 cases/year in the US, 1/3 die of it each year
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
What does non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma originate from?
B-lymphocytes (85% of US cases)
T-lymphocytes (less common)
classification of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- low, intermediate, or high grade (indicate increasing aggressiveness)
- REAL classification
extranodal site of development, make up 20-40% of lymphomas in US
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
can develop in the soft tissues or centrally within the jaws, present as nontender diffuse swellings
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Oral manifestations:
- nontender diffuse swellings
- hard palate, buccal vestibule, gingiva
- erythematous
- purplish-blue
- may be ulcerated
- surface telangiectasia
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
tx of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
radiation, chemo, or a combo
high grade B cell lymphoma, linked to EBV infection as etiologic agent (90% of tumor cells express the EBV nuclear antigen)
Burkitt lymphoma
more common in males, children
Burkitt lymphoma
areas of the world with an increased prevalence of Burkitt lymphoma
sub-Saharan Africa, northeastern Brazil, immunodeficiency type