Lymphoid and Myeloid Flashcards
Myeloid
Anything to do with the bone marrow and the cells it produces
Which cells are myeloid?
Granulocytes (neutrophils, eosinophils, mast cells)
Monocytes
Macrophages
Erythrocytes
Thrombocytes
Dendritic cells
Which cells are lymphoid?
Lymphocytes
Which tissues are lymphoid?
Lymph nodes
Thymus
Spleen
Peyer’s patches
What hormone is associated with physiological leucocytosis (‘fight/flight’)?
Epinephrine
What hormone is associated with physiological stress (‘stress leukogram’)?
Corticosteroid
What is different about a stress leukogram in hypoadrenocorticism/Addisonian crisis?
Insufficient cortisol being produced to stimulate a stress leukogram
In which ways is the myeloid/lymphoid system stimulated?
Epinephrine
Corticosteroid
Iatrogenic antigenic stimulation (vaccine)
Inflammation
Infection
Parasites/foreign bodies
Lymph node enlarges as part of immune response to lymphatic drainage from affected site
Reactive hyperplasia
Infection or inflammation of the lymph node
Lymphadenitis
Non-neoplastic lymphadenopathy pathophysiology (2)
Reactive hyperplasia
Lymphadenitis
Investigating a lymphadenopathy
History (infection/inflammation/medication)
Physical exam (LN enlargement)
Imaging?
FNA?
What is chyle?
Mixture of lymph and chylomicrons
What are chylomicrons?
Lipids absorbed from intestine and transported via lymphatics
What are the causes of chylous effusions?
Rupture (trauma)
Obstruction of thoracic duct or other major lymphatic vessel (neoplasia)
Often idiopathic
How does chylothorax usually present?
Bilateral pleural effusion
Management of chylothorax
Thoracocentesis (therapeutic and diagnostic)
Surgical closure of thoracic duct?
Lymphangiectasia pathophysiology
Intestinal lymphatics dilate, chyle lost in lumen (protein losing enteropathy)
Causes of lymphangiectasia
Idiopathic
Congenital
Acquired obstruction (neoplasia)
Is lymphangiectasia more common in dogs or cats?
Dogs
Management of lymphangiectasia
Low fat diet
+/- Immunosuppressives (prednisolone)
Diagnosis for lymphangiectasia
History (GI signs)
Physical exam (low BCS, ascites)
Biochemistry (hypoalbuminaemia/hypocholesterolaemia)
Haematology (lymphopaenia very suspect, not always seen)
Ultrasound (hyperechoic lacteals)
Biopsy (endoscopic or surgical)
What is seen in endoscopic biopsy of lymphangiectasia?
White bumps in lumen where lacteal ducts have dilated
Risk of surgical biopsy in lymphangiectasia
Low albumin associated with wound dehiscence
Risk of surgical biopsy in lymphangiectasia
Low albumin associated with wound dehiscence
Aplastic anaemia
Failure of myeloid cell production
In what order do cell lines become depleted in aplastic anaemia?
Neutropaenia, then thrombocytopaenia, then anaemia
Aplastic anaemia is usually secondary to…
Toxicity
Adverse drug reaction
Infection (Ehrlichia, parvo, FLV)
Pure red cell aplasia
Failure of erythrocyte production
Rare, may be secondary to FeLV
How do bone marrow infiltrates cause non-neoplastic myeloid disease? (Rare)
Myelofibrosis
Gelatinous transformation
Myeloid cell neoplasias
Mast cell tumour
Histiocytoma
Transmissible venereal tumour
Myeloid leukaemia key features
Rare
Acute: immature cells
Chronic: differentiated cells
What is polycythaemia vera?
Chronic form of myeloid leukaemia where excess erythrocytes are produced by the bone marrow
Where is the visceral form of mast cell tumour found in cats?
Spleen
Lymph nodes
Liver
Histiocytoma key features
Common
Young dogs (<2y)
usually benign
Can regress over several weeks
What can a histiocytoma look like?
Mast cell tumour
What tumour would you suspect with this presentation?
Transmissible venereal tumour
Treatment for transmissible venereal tumour
Chemotherapy (e.g. vinchristine)
What tumour is likely to be associated with this cytological finding?
Mast cell tumour
Lymphoid neoplasias
Lymphoid leukaemia
Plasmocytoma
Lymphoma
Lymphoid leukaemia key features
Rare
T/B/natural killer cells
Acute or chronic
Is plasmacytoma malignant or benign?
Benign
Does B or T cell lymphoma respond better to therapy?
B (remember B = better)
What structure does a T-zone indolent lymphoma usually affect?
Submandibular lymph node
What are the problems with treatment of a T-zone indolent lymphoma?
Low Ki67 index
Surgical removal of lymph node may be attempted
Rare cutaneous form of lymphoma
Epitheliotropic
Reasons for WBC number/morphology change in blood
Infection
Stress related (inflammation/endocrine)
Lymphoid/myeloid neoplasia
Where are neutrophils produced?
Bone marrow
(Occasionally extramedullary haematopoiesis: spleen/liver etc.)
What are the stages of immature to mature neutrophils?
Myeloblast
Progranulocyte
Myelocyte
Metamyelocyte
Band
Segmented
Which neutrophils stages are proliferating and maturing?
Myeloblast
Pyogranulocyte
Myelocyte
Which neutrophil stages are just maturing and may be found in blood?
Metamyelocyte
Band
Segmented
Stages required for a cell to leave blood vessels
Marginalisation
Adhesion
Migration
Factors which cause cells to shift from marginal to circulating pool
Epinephrine
Glucocorticoids
Infection
Stress
What happens when cells shift from marginal to circulating pool?
Apparent increase in circulating volume without increase in production
How do cells become marginalised?
Binding selectin receptors on blood vessels to ligands on cell walls
Causes of neutrophilia
Inflammation (infection/immune mediated anaemia/necrosis)
Steroids (stress/therapy/HAC)
Physiological (epinephrine/excitement/fear)
Chronic neutrophil leukaemia
Paraneoplastic
Leukocyte adhesion deficiency
If there are more segmented neutrophils than immature and neutrophil numbers are increased then is the left shift regenerative or degenerative?
Regenerative
If there are more immature neutrophils than segmented and neutrophil numbers are increased/decreased/normal then is the left shift regenerative or degenerative?
Degenerative
What happens in a right shift?
Glucocorticoids down-regulate adhesion molecules, less neutrophils leave circulation