7 - Hodgkin Lymphomas and T Cell Lymphomas Flashcards
T Cell Origin Story
Born in the bone marrow
Migrate to Thymus
Mature & enter peripheral blood flow
Peripheral T-Cell Lymphomas (PTCL)
Rare (5 - 10% of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in US)
More common in Asia
No standard treatment regimens
Range from indolent to highly aggressive
Generally worse prognosis than B-Cell Counterparts
PTCL Subtypes
PTCL-NOS (Not Otherwise Specified) - Catchall
Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) - ALK+/-
Angioimmunoblastic Lymphoma
Median overall survival for most subtypes of PTCL
1 - 3 years
5 year survival is approximately 26%
Exception: ALK+ ALCL (5-year survival of 65-90%)
Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma Not Otherwise Specified (PTCL-NOS)
Waste basket diagnosis
Often presents with rash
Uniformly poor prognosis
No standard treatment regimens
PTCL-NOS - Treatment
No standard treatment regimens CHOP offers poor outcome Etoposide Gemcitabine Transplant in first remission HDAC inhibitors Pralatrexate Campath
PTCL-NOS - Morphology & Immunohistochemistry
TCR Rearrangements
Loss of T-Cell surface markers
No specific cytogenetic abnormalities
Anaplastic Large Cell T-Cell Lymphoma - 2 Subtypes
ALK+
ALK-
Anaplastic Large Cell T-Cell Lymphoma - ALK+
Younger age
Better prognosis
t(2;5)
Anaplastic Large Cell T-Cell Lymphoma - ALK-
Older age
Poor prognosis
Anaplastic Large Cell T-Cell Lymphoma - Morphology
CD30+
Allows us to use Brentuximab for targeted therapy!
Horseshoe-shaped nuclei
Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma
Often long latency to definitive diagnosis
Presents with autoimmune syndromes
Hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia
Rash
Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma - Morphology
Arborization of vessels
Polymorphous infiltrate (Plasma Cells, Monoclonal B-Cells)
Follicular dendritic T-Cell origin
TCR genes rearranged 75 - 90%
EBV and HHV-6 genomes amy be present in reactive B Cells
Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma - Immunohistochemistry
CD3+ CD4+ BCL6+ CD10+ CD2- CD3- CD5- CD7-
Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma - Treatment
HDAC Inhibitors
Immunosuppressants
Gemcitabine
Campath (Anti-CD52)
Extranodal NK/T-Cell Lymphoma - Nasal Type
Most common in Asia
Always clonal EBV+
Extranodal NK/T-Cell Lymphoma - Nasal Type - Morphology
Large Azurophilic Granules
Extranodal NK/T-Cell Lymphoma - Nasal Type - Immunohistochemistry
CD56+
CD3-
TCR rearrangement-
Extranodal NK/T-Cell Lymphoma - Nasal Type - Treatment
Combined XRT and high does chemotherapy
Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma - Presentation
Hepatosplenomegaly (due to infiltration of sinusoids of liver, spleen)
Coombs negative hemolytic anemia
Purpura/Rash
Hemophagocytic syndrome
Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma - Morphology
Small to medium size
Transforms to blastic variant
Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma - Immunohistochemistry
CD2+ CD3+ CD7+ CD4- CD5- CD8- TCR Rearrangement + Usually gamma-delta, but few alpha-beta
Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma - Treatment
No standard therapy
Very poor prognosis
Subcutaneous Panniculitis-Like T-Cell Lymphoma - Morphology
Subcutaneous Infiltrate
Atypical Lymphocytes
Involves fat lobules
Dermis and epidermis
Subcutaneous Panniculitis-Like T-Cell Lymphoma
Hemophagocytic Syndrome
Subcutaneous Panniculitis-Like T-Cell Lymphoma - Immunohistochemistry
CD3+ CD8+ CD4- CD56- α/β TCR+
Enteropathy Associated T-Cell Lymphoma - Presentation
Worsening malabsorption in patients with Celiac Disease
Associted with HLA-DRQ
Similar to MALT with H. Pylori
Often the lymphoma goes away if you treat the celiac disease