Hematologic Malignancies Total!!! Flashcards
When did cytogentics studies beging?
1970
What did reed and sternberg do and when?
1898 and 1902
found a cell/ histoloic correlation with Hodgkins lymphoma, R/S cells
-large binucleated cells
What are 5 morphologic characteristics of a blast cell?
1) big cell
2)high nuclear / cytoplasmic ratio
3) immuature chromatin
4) big nucleus
5) bunch of cells that look alike
(may not have all 5)
What should the ratio of myeloid cells to erythroid prcursors be?
2:1
what is the percentage of Blast cells that should be in the PB?
<5%
What can BM biopsies give you an indication of?
iron stores
erythroid, myeloid, adn megakaryocyte lineages
What are the B-Cell markers?
CD45 CD79a CD20 Kappa Light chain or Lamba light chain
What are the T-cell markers?
CD45 CD3 (TCR) CD7 CD4 or CD8
What does the expression of CD34 mean?
BLSAT CELL!
What does the expression of CD33 mean?
Granulocytes– myeloid blasts
What is routien cytogenetics?
identify an enumerate the chrs present in dividing cells
- use growth medium and arrest cells in mitosis
- squash cells onto slide
- stain
What is the philadelphia CHR and what does it mean?
abnormal CHR 22
- t(9;22) characteristic of CML
- founded by Janette Rowely 1973
What is Florescent in situ Hybridization?
protease digestion
- red or green tag
- prob to a specific gene and or chr
What are class I mutations?
promoting proliferation ext AML: -FLT3-TID FLT3-TKD Kit RAS PTRNII Jak2
What are class II mutations?
inhibiting differentiation exp: AML -PML-RARA RUNX1-RUNX1T1 CBFB-MYHII MLL Fusion CEBOA NPM1
What are acute Leukemias?
rapidly proliferating clones of BLAST cells in marrow and ofen in blood stream
- can arise from myeloid, erythroid, MEGs, or lymphocyte lineages
- look normal but ^ in #
What are myeloproliferative diseases?
chronically proliferating clones which differnetate for circulating blood cells
- can arise from myeloid, erythroid, MEGs, or lymphocyte lineages
- look normal but ^ in #
What are Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)?
Poorly functioning clones
- can arise from myeloid, erythroid, MEGs, or lymphocyte lineages
- look normal but ^ in #
What cells are likely to defferentiate adn go toward AL?
myeloproliferative and myleodysplastics
What cell lineage does AML arise from?
myeloid leange of rapidly prolerating clones: BLASTs in marow and oftern blood stream
-can also arise from megs, erythroids, and meyloid
What cell lineage does ALL arise from?
-lymphocytes (naive) rapid proliferating clones: blasts in marrow and often in blood stream
What cell lineage doe Acute undifferentiated Leukemia arise from?
heamtopoietic stem cells– very rare!
-rapidly proliferating clones: BLASTS in marrow and often, bloodstream
What is the arbitrary count that implies AL when in the marrow?
Blast # of 70%
What are the cell markers for myeloid blasts?
CD34 and CD33
What are the surface markers for lymphoid blasts?
CD19 and CD10
What is the common AML genetic translocation?
t(15;17) (q22;q12) PML-RARA t(8;21) (q22;q22) RUNX1-RUNXT1 inv16 cytogenetics - with FLT3 mutation
What are the common ALL translocations?
t(12;21) (q13;q22)
TEL-AML1
What are the things that go into makting a diagnosis?
1) blast coundt
2) blast morphology
3) immunophenotype
4) genetics
What is Gilland’s Hypothesis?
2 mutations needed to get cancer
1 from Class I and 1 from Class II
What are the characteristics of AML with t(8;21) (q22;q22) mutation?
Runx1-Runx1T1
- fusion protin of 2 TF (5% of AML cases)
- Dominant - repressor of myeloid maturation (class II muation)
- requires a class I mutation also
What are the clinical presentations of AML with t(8;21) (q22;q22) mutation?
younger pts (kids)
What are the cellular morphlogy of AML with t(8;21) (q22;q22) mutation?
some maturation to myelocytes
ocassional cyrstalization of granulocyte contents (auer rods- myeloperoxidase percipitates)
What is the immunophenotype of AML with t(8;21) (q22;q22) mutation?
CD34+
HLA-DR+
CD13+
CD33 weak!
What is the prognosis of AML with t(8;21) (q22;q22) mutation?
Good response to chemo!
What are the characteristics of AML with t(15;17) (q22;q12) mutation?
PML-RARA
-fusion of PML (TF) with RARA (TF -retinocic acid R)
-5-8% of AML cases
results in dominant - blockade of normal RARA, and inhibits granulocte differentiation
-requires a class I mutation
How can AML with t(15;17) (q22;q12) mutation be treated?
using an RA analoque to block PML-RARA itself using All trans retinoci acid (ATRA)
What are the clinical presentations of AML with t(15;17) (q22;q12) mutation?
DIC
Sever thrombocytopenia
What are the cellular mophologies of AML with t(15;17) (q22;q12) mutation?
big blast cleaved “Bat wing” nuclei
many cytoplasmic graules
Auer rods in stacks
What is the immunophenotype of AML with t(15;17) (q22;q12) mutation?
weak/absent CD34
HLA-DR
CD13
CD33
What is the prognosis of AML with t(15;17) (q22;q12) mutation?
good if make diagnosis
what are the B cell development markers?
CD34 and TdT are stem cells
CD19 and CD10 are lymphoid precursors
Cyto adn uCD20 are pre-B-cell
-they can also express myeloid markers CD13 and CD33
what are the main 2 TF that regulate early B-cell development?
IKZF1 and PAX5
What is TdT?
a marker for VDJ recombination of B and T cells
what are the genetic markers for ALL?
t(9;22) (q34;q11.2) BCR-ABL1 t(v;11q23) MLL rearranged t(12;21)(q13;q22) TEL-AML1 t(5;14) (q131;q32) IL3-IgH t(1;19) (q23;p13.3) E2A-PBx1 Hperdiploid (>50 chr) good prognosis Hyodiploid (<40 Chrs) poor prognosis
What are the characteristics of ALL with t(9;22) (q34;q11.2) mutation?
- BCR-ABL1
- fusion protein of part of a serine threonine kinase (BCR) to a tyrosine kinase (ABL1)
- class I mutation
- different size than seen in CML!!!!! so not a Philadelphia chromosome!
What are the clinical presentations of ALL with t(9;22) (q34;q11.2) mutation?
older adults (25% ALL cases) kides <1 (2-4 % of all peds ALL)
What is the cellular morphology of ALL with t(9;22) (q34;q11.2) mutation?
big agranular blasts
What is the immunophenotype of ALL with t(9;22) (q34;q11.2) mutation?
CD10+
CD19+
TdT
What is the prognosis of ALL with t(9;22) (q34;q11.2) mutation?
Poor :(
What are the characteristics of ALL with t(v;11q23) rearranged mutation?
- MLL rearranged
- fusion of a T regulator (histone methyl transferase) to any several partners
- inhibit differentiation
- class II mutation
- FLT3 mutation -20% of cases in ALL
What are the clinical presentations of ALL with t(v;11q23) rearranged mutation?
most common leukemia in kids <1
What is the cellular morphology of ALL with t(v;11q23) rearranged mutation?
big agranular blasts
What is the immunophenotype of ALL with t(v;11q23) rearranged mutation?
CD10-
CD19+
TdT+
What is the prognosis of ALL with t(v;11q23) rearranged mutation?
Poor :(