Ha - Lymphoma / CLL Flashcards
Why are there so many diff subtypes of lymphoma
can arise from cells at many diff stages of lymphoid maturation
Why are lymphocytes prone to lymphoma -give 3 reasons
1) Rapid proliferation in infection
2) VDJ recombination
3) Highly dependent on apoptotic process (so if this goes wrong…there is prolif of abnormal cells)
examples of oncogenes in lymphoma
c-myc, cyclin D1, bcl2, bcl6
Diff in presentation of CLL and lymphoma?
- CLL = symmetrical
- Lymphoma = asymmetrical painless lymphadenopathy
causes of lymphoma
Sporadic mutations is biggest cause
Infections: HTLV1 or EBV
Immunodeficiency eg HIV can allow EBV infection / AIDs
Constant antigenic stimulation eg H. Pylori
Hodgkin’s lymphoma - where do the cells tend to arise from
Germinal centre
Smear cells
CLL
Presentation of hodgkin’s lymphoma
Asymmetrical, painless lymphadenopathy
B - Sx: Drenching night sweats/fever/10% wt loss in 6 months
B symptoms of Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- Drenching night sweats
- Fever
- 10% wt loss in 6 months
Most common subtype of Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Nodular sclerosing
Staging of Hodgkin’s lymphoma
1: one group of LNs
2: more than 1 group of LNs on 1 side of diaphragm
3: both sides of diaphragm involved
4: extra nodal sites
What is stained for in ?Hodgkin’s lymphoma
CD15 and CD30
2 useful investigations for staging Hodgkins?
CT/PET
Lymph node biopsy
Treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphoma
COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY FOR ALL
Adriamycin, Bleomycin, Vinblastin, Dacarbazine
+/-radiotherapy
Common dilemma in the management of hodgkin’s lymphoma?
Do we use radiotherapy?
Radiotherapy would cure the lymphoma, but increases risk of malignancy later in life
Mx of relapse of Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Intensive chemo + autologous SCT
what is autologous SCT
PATIENT’S OWN SCs are harvested + frozen
- enables high dose radio/chemo to eradicate malignant cells
- no GvHD
3 high grade NHLs
Burkitt’s
Diffuse large b-cell
Mantle cell
3 low grade NHLs
Follicular
Small Lymphocytic
Marginal zone
starry sky appearance
high mitosis and proliferation
CD20, BCL6
Burkitt’s
Burkitt’s lymphoma
- translocation?
-oncogene?
t(8;14)
c-myc
Treatment of Burkitt’s lymphoma
Rituximab
t(11;14), abhorent CD5+ and cyclin D1
Mantle cell lymphoma
Mantle cell lymphoma
- translocation?
- which oncogene is upregulated?
t(11;14)
Cyclin D1