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Ch. 24 - Cutaneous T/NK-cell lymphomas and myeloid leukemia Flashcards

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Mycosis fungoides, patch stage

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Junctional (vacuolar interface) large dark lymphocytes with irregular nuclear contours and perinuclear halos. Pautrier’s microabscesses.

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Mycosis fungoides, plaque stage

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Like patch stage, but with a denser, band-like infiltrate in the upper dermis (including atypical lymphocytes)

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Mycosis fungoides, tumor stage

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Dense, nodular lymphocyte infiltrate in dermis. May acquire CD30 and lose epidermotropism.

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What is the typical immunophenotype of MF?

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CD3+, CD4+

CD7-, CD8-

CD30- (can be positive in advanced disease)

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MF, pagetoid reticulosis variant

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Entirely epidermotropic patches/plaques on distal extremities. Can be CD4-/CD8+. Great prognosis.

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MF, folliculotropic variant

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Follicular papules and boggy plaques. Atypical lymphocytes infiltrate follicular epithelium. Eosinophils and follicular mucinosis.

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Granulomatous slack skin

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Pendulus intertriginous skin with massive dermal/subQ infiltrate with huge multinucleate giant cells. Slowly progressive.

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Sezary syndrome

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Histopathologic findings similar to MF (eg Pautrier’s microabscesses) but with peripheral blood sezary (cerebriform) nuclei.

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Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

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Dense dermal infiltrate with CD3/4+, CD25+ lymphocytes with peripheral blood flower cells with multilobed nuclei.

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What is the difference between MF and Sezary syndrome?

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MF arises from skin-resident memory T-cells. Sezary arises from central memory T-cells.

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Describe the organism that causes ATLL

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HTLV-1, a virus transmitted by sexual contact and blood transfusion. Found in southwestern japan and the west caribbeans.

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Lymphomatous papulosis, type A

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CD30+ Reed-sternberg-like cells with mixed background infiltrate. Most common type.

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Lymphomatous papulosis, type B

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Epidermotropic infiltrate of CD3+, CD30- small lymphocytes. Resembles MF.

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Lymphomatous papulosis, type C

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Diffuse sheets of CD30+ Reed-sternberg-like cells in dermis. May be indistinguishable from anaplastic large cell lymphoma.

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Lymphomatoid papulosis, type D

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Markedly epidermotropic CD8+, CD30+ lymphocytes. Mimics primary cutaneous aggressive epidermotropic CD8+ cytotoxic T-ell lymphoma.

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Lymphomatoid papulosis, type E

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Angioinvasive CD30+ Beta F1+ lymphocytes. Mimics extranodal NK-T-cell lyphoma, nasal type.

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Recall the lesions which lymphomatoid papulosis types B-E can mimic.

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B: MF

C: ALCL

D: Primary cutaneous aggressive epidermotropic CD8+ T-cell lymphoma

E: Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type

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Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma

(genetics?)

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Sheets of Reed-Sternberg-like cells in dermis, largely CD30+.

t(2;5) EML-ALK translocation

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Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma

(key features?)

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Lace-like fat infiltration with CD8+ TCR- lymphocytes. Beanbag cells (macrophages filled with karyorrhectic debris)

Associated with hemophagocytic syndrome.

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Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type

(immunophenotype? cause?)

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Dense dermal/SubQ lymphoid infiltrate with angiocentricity and necrosis.

CD2+, CD3e+, CD56+ (NK-cell markers)

EBV

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Primary cutaneous aggressive epidermotropic CD8+ cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma

(immunophenotype?)

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Band-like, lichenoid lymphoid infiltrate with epidermotropism.

CD3+, CD8+, perforin/granzyme & TIA-1+.

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Cutaneous gamma-delta T-cell lymphoma

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Broad lyphoid infiltrate with TCR gamma-delta+ CD3+ CD56+ phenotype. Worse prognosis than subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma.

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Primary cutaneous CD4+ small/medium T-cell lymphoma.

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Dermal/SubQ infiltrate with CD3+, CD4+, CD8/30- phenotype. Hard to distinguish from MF.

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Hydroa vacciniforme-like lymphoma

(associations?)

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Epidermal ulceration with angiocentric lymphocytes.

Associated with EBV, hypersensitivity to mosquito bites.

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Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm

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CD4+ CD56+ CD123+ (CD3-, MPO-) infiltrate in dermis and subcutis. Arises from plasmacytoid dendritic cells.

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Myeloid leukemia

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Diffuse involvement without epidermotropism. Grenz zone. Usually monocytic/myelomonocytic. Lysozyme/MPO/chloroacetate esterase+.

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MF, patch stage

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MF, plaque stage

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MF, tumor stage

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MF, Pagetoid reticulosis variant

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MF, Folliculotropic variant

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MF, granulomatous slack skin

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Sezary syndrome (cannot distinguish from MF)

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CD3+ CD4+ CD8- CD25+

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CD30+

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Lymphomatoid papulosis, type A

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CD3+, CD30-

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Lymphomatoid papulosis, Type B

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CD30+

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Lymphomatoid papulosis, type C

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CD30+

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CD8+, BF1+, gamma/delta TCR-, perf/granzyme+

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Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma

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CD2+, CD3e+, CD56+, EBV+

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Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type

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F1+, CD3+, CD8+, perf/granzyme+

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Primary cutaneous aggressive epidermotropic CD8+ cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma

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Gamma/delta+, F1-, CD3+, CD56+, perf/granzyme+

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Cutaneous gamma-delta T-cell lymphoma

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TIA-1+, CD2+, EBV+

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Hydroa vaccinoforme-like lymphoma

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CD3+, CD4+, CD8-, CD30-

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Primary cutaneous CD4+ small/medium T-cell lymphoma

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CD4+, CD56+, CD123+, MPO-

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Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm

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Lysozyme+, MPO+, chloroacetate esterase+

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Myeloid leukemia

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