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lymphoma Flashcards

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primary lymphoid organs

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thymus and bone marrow

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secondary lymphoid organs

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more likely to be involved with lymphoma; lymph nodes, spleen, GLAT, MALT

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where are proliferating b-cells found in the lymph node

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germinal center in the follicles

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lymph node groups

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cervical, supraclavicular, axillary, mediastinal, inguinal, femoral, mesenteric supraclavicular

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follicular hyperplasia

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  • proliferation of B lymphocytes - increased need for antibody production - occurs with strep throat
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benign reactive lymphadenopathy

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  • reaction to an immune stimulus - pathologic pattern relates to the type of cell stimulated, normal nodal architecture is preserved - commonest cause of enlarged lymph nodes
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t cells express what type of CD

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CD4 or CD8

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normal lymph nodes will consist of a mixture of

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b cells and t cells

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b cells will express ___ and _____ light chains

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kappa and lambda

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paracortical hyperplasia

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  • proliferation of t lymphocytes - increased need for cell mediated immunity - expansion of paracortical regions - example mononucleosis
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sinus histiocytosis

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  • proliferation of histocytes (tissue macrophages) - stimulation of antigen presenting cells - example lymph node draining a carcinoma
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most common cause of lymph node enlargement

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  1. follicular pattern 2. paracortical pattern 3. sinus histiocytosis
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lymphoma definition

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malignant neoplasm of lymphocytes associated with a solid mass or infiltrate

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is non-hodgkins or hodgkins more prevelant in the USA

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non-hodgkins

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incidence of non-hodgkin lymphoma worldwide

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more common in Europe, USA, New Zealand, and Australia

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non-hodgkin lymphoma risk factors

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  1. infections 2. medical conditions that compromise the immune system 3. toxic chemicals 4. age 5. risk factors are important but most patients do not have any risk factors
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lymphoma pathology classification

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  1. WHO world health organization- grade and stage 2. working formulation- breaks lymphomas down based on natural history low grade you can live a long time, high grade few months to live
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in north america what types of lymphoma are most common B/T cell

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B cell lymphoma

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how long do patients with low grade lymphoma have to live without treatment?

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many years

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how long do patients with intermediate grade lymphoma have to live without treatment?

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few years

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how long do patients with high grade lymphoma have to live without treatment?

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few months

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example of high grade lymphomas

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  1. Burkitt Lymphoma 2. Lymphoblastic lymphoma
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example of intermediate grade lymphomas

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  1. mantle cell lymphoma
  2. diffuse large cell lymphoma
  3. hodgkin
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example of low grade lymphomas

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  1. small lymphocytic lymphoma 2. follicular small cleaved lymphoma
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lymphoma is associated with _____ growth pattern in the lymph node?

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abnormal

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left- follicular gorwth pattern

right- diffuse gorwth pattern

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27
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small lymphocytic lymphoma is essential the same as ____ leukemia

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chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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28
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small lymphocytic lymphoma is usually present in what age group

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adult

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is small lymphocytic lymphoma low/intermittent/high grade

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what type of cell does small lymphocytic lymphoma affect?

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mature B cells

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what is the immunophenotype for small lymphocytic lymphoma?

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CD 19 20 22 23

CD 5

32
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what is the poor cytogenic prognosis for small lymphocytic lymphoma?

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trisomy 21

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what is a good cytogenic prognosis for small lymphocytic lymphoma?

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what age group is typically affected by follicular lymphoma?

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middle aged to elderly adults

35
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is follicular lymphoma low/intermediate/high grade?

36
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follicular lymphoma usually involves what cell type?

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what translocation is follicular lymphoma assoicated with?

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T (14, 18)

38
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what gene is upregualted in follicular lymphoma?

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what is the role of upregulated follicular BCL2?

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inhibit apoptosis

40
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follicular lymphoma is assoicated with kappa/lambda b cells?

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small lymphocyte lymphoma is similar to what leukemia?

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chronic lymphocytic leukemia

42
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what markers are present on small lymphocyte lymphoma?

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CD5, CD19, CD20, CD22, CD23

43
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what gene abnormality is present in diffuse large b cell lymphoma?

44
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what is the most common lymphoma?

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diffuse large b cell lymphoma

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what translocation is present in mantle cell lymphoma?

46
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follicular lymphoma can progress to

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diffuse large b cell lymphoma

47
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diffuse large b celll ymphoma occurs in

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childern and adults

48
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mantle cell lymphoma is known to have ______ present which are like machrophages

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histocytes

49
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what markers are present and not present in mantle cell lymphoma?

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CD 5 is present but CD 10, 23 and lambda are not

50
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what gene does mantle cell lymphoma upregulate?

51
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cyclin D

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pushes cells from G1 into S phase

52
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hodkins lymphoma is characterized by

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reed sternberg cells

53
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reed sternberg cells

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resemble the alien eyes and are activated b cells

54
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reed sternberg cells secrete _____ which attract ______

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cytokines; inflammatory cells

55
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what age groups is Hodgkins assoicated with?

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  • Peak incidence in 20s, smaller peak at age > 50 years of age
56
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what two lymphomas are EBV involved in?

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Hodkins and Burkitts

57
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what lymphoma are nodular sclerosis seen in?

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Hodkin Lymphoma

58
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what markers are seen in Hodgkins?

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positive for CD30, CD15, and

negative for CD45

59
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what lymphoma is not good for flow cytometry nor cytogenetics diagnostic?

60
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sysytemic symptoms of lymphoma?

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B symptoms

  1. sweat
  2. weight loss
  3. fever
61
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two lymphomas that primarliy affect childern

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burkitt and lymphoblastic

62
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what leukemia is lymphoblastic lymphoma similar to?

63
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what lymphoma has mediastinal mass presentation?

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lymphoblastic lymphoma

64
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immunophenotype for lymphoblastic lymphoma

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immature T cells express CD3 4 and 8

65
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what translocation is usually in burkitt lymphoma?

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T (8;14)

(8,22)

and

(2;8)

66
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what proto oncogene is upregualted in burkitt lymphoma

67
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what virus is Burkitt lymphoma associated with?

68
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  • Endemic Burkitt
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(Africa > 95% EBV genome positive)

69
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  • Non-endemic burkitts
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(worldwide 15-20% EBV positive)

70
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what pattern do macrophages form in burkitt lymphoma?

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starry night

71
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what lymphoma forms cytoplasm vacuoles?

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Burkitts Lymphoma

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