Lymphoma Flashcards

1
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A neoplastic proliferation of lymphoid cells that forms a mass…

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Lymphoma

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2
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What are the 2 types of lymphoma?

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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (60%)

Hodgkin Lymphoma (40%)

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3
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What characteristics are used to classify difference types of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma?

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Cell type (B or T)
Cell size
Pattern of cell growth
Expression of surface markers
Cytogenetic translocations
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4
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What are the non-Hodgkin lymphomas composed of small B cells?

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Follicular lymphoma
Mantle cells lymphoma
Marginal zone lymphoma
Small lymphocytic lymphoma

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5
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Name the non-Hodgkin lymphoma composed of intermediate-sized B-cells…

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Burkitt lymphoma

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6
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Name the non-Hodgkin lymphoma composed of large B cells…

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Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

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What are the malignant cells seen in non-Hodgkin Lymphoma?

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Lymphoid cells

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8
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What are the malignant cells seen in Hodgkin lymphoma?

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Reed-Sternberg cells

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9
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What cells make op the mass seen with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma?

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Lymphoid cells

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10
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What cells make up the mass seen with Hodgkin lymphoma?

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Reactive cells—inflammatory cells and fibrosis

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11
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Does Non-Hodgkin or Hodgkin lymphoma present as a painless lymphadenopathy in late adulthood?

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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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Does Non-Hodgkin or Hodgkin lymphoma present as a painless lymphadenopathy in young adulthood?

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Hodgkin lymphoma

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A neoplastic proliferation of small B cells that form follicle-like nodules?

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Follicular lymphoma

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14
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What mutation drives follicular lymphoma?

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14;18 translocation

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15
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What genes are translocated causing follicular lymphoma?

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BCL2 on chromosome 18

Ig heavy chain locus on 14

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16
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What is the result of the 14;18 translocation seen in follicular lymphoma?

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Overexpression of BCL2—inhibiting apoptosis, especially within the follicular region

17
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What is used for the treatment of follicular lymphoma?

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Treatment begins when patients have symptoms with low-dose chemotherapy or rituximab, an anti-CD20 antibody

18
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What can follicular lymphoma progress into, presenting as an enlarging lymph node?

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Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

19
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What are the 4 distinct characteristics of follicular lymphoma differentiated it from reactive follicular hyperplasia?

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Disruption of normal lymph node architecture
Lack of tangible body macrophages in germinal centers
BCL2 expression in follicles
Monoclonality

20
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A neoplastic expansion of the region immediately adjacent to the follicular region of a lymph node?

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Mantle cell lymphoma

21
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What is the driver mutation seen with mantle cell lymphoma?

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11;14 translocation

22
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What genes are translocated with the t(11;14) translocation seen with mantle cell lymphoma?

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Cyclin D1 gene from chromosome 11 translocates to Ig heavy chain locus on chromosome 14

23
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What does the overexpression of Cyclin D1 promote, which causes mantle cell lymphoma?

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G1→S transition within the cell cycle, causing neoplastic proliferation

24
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What is marginal zone lymphoma?

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Neoplastic proliferation of small B-cells expanding the marginal zone within a lymph node

25
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Hashimoto thyroiditis, Sjogren syndrome and H pylori gastritis are all seen in association with marginal zone lymphoma. What do these diseases have in common that causes the marginal zone lymphoma?

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Chronic inflammatory state

26
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What forms the marginal zone of a lymph node?

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Post-germinal center B cells

27
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What is MALToma?

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Marginal zone lymphoma that is within mucosal sites

28
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A neoplastic proliferation of intermediate-sized B cells?

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Burkitt Lymphoma

29
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What virus is associated with Burkitt lymphoma?

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EBV

30
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What lymphoma classically presents as an extranodal mass in a child or young adult?

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Burkitt lymphoma

31
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What are the two forms of Burkitt lymphoma?

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African form

Sporadic form

32
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The African form of Burkitt lymphoma typically involves the ______.

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Jaw

33
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The sporadic form of Burkitt lymphoma typically involves the ______.

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Abdomen

34
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What translocation drives the development of Burkitt lymphoma?

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T(8:14)

35
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What genes translocate with Burkitt lymphoma?

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c-myc on chromosome 8 translocates with Ig heavy chain locus on chromosome 14

36
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What does the overexpression of c-myc promote, which causes the development of Burkitt lymphoma?

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Cell growth—c-myc is an oncogene

37
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What are the characteristic findings seen on microscopy with Burkitt lymphoma?

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High mitotic index

Starry-sky appearance

38
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What is the most common form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that involves the neoplastic proliferation of large B cells that grow in sheets?

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Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

39
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What are the two causes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma?

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Sporadic

Transformation of a low-grade lymphoma, such a follicular lymphoma