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what is staging?

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  • looking for where the tumor is

- this is done in hodgkin and non-hodgkin lymphoma

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some tests done in staging…

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Labs: cbc, lytes, creatinin, BUN, LFTs
LDH: can be elevated in non-hodgkins
CT/PET: abd, pelvis, chest
BMB: bilateral

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stage definitions I-IV

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I - single lymph node
II - two or more lymph nodes on same side of diaphragm
III - two or more lymph nodes on different sides of diaphragm
IV - either multifocal involvement with one or more extra lymphatic site +/- associated lymph nodes OR involvement of extra lymphatic organ with distant nodal involvement

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staging subclassifications

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A - asymptomatic

B - either night sweats, fever, or greater than 10% weight loss in 6 months

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what is meant by extra-lymphatic

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tissue other than lymph nodes, thymus, spleen, Waldeyer’s ring, appendix, and Peyer’s patches

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list some indolent lymphomas

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  • CLL
  • follicular lymphoma
  • marginal zone lymphoma
  • MALT
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list some aggressive lymphomas

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  • ALL

- Burkitt’s lymphoma

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list some intermediately aggressive lymphomas

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  • diffuse large B cell lymphoma
  • peripheral T cell lymphoma
  • mantle cell lymphoma
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DLBCL who gets it?

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adults and children, but mostly adults, median 64

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DLBCL curability and percent presence in bone marrow?

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  • curability 30-40%

- BM 15-20%

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DLBCL benign equivalent

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large replicating cells of germinal center and paracortex

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DLBCL pathophysiology

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diffuse infiltration of lymph node, increased mitotic rate, necrosis may be present

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DLBCL markers

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  • CD19+, CD20+
  • possible: bcl-6 and/or bcl-2 expression
  • rearrangement of IgH, IgL chains
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DLBCL subtypes of germinal center B cell origin, and which is better?

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GCB - germinal center B cells (better survival)

ABC - activated B cell

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characters of newly discovered highly aggressive DLBCL

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over expression of “myc” oncogene and bcd-2

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DLBCL five point scale and rating

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1) over 60
2) stage III or IV
3) elevated LDH
4) poor performance status
5) extra nodal involvement

0-1 - low
2 - low intermediate
3 - high intermediate
4-5 - high risk

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DLBCL treatment

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  • R-CHOP
  • usually chemo as well
  • autologous transplant only in refractory cases
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what is R-CHOP?

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  • rituximab
  • cyclophosphamide
  • adriamycin (anthracycline backbone)
  • vincristine
  • prednisone
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rituximab is anti-CD….

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CD20

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what percent of NHL is follicular lymphoma?

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22%

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who gets FL?

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adults over 40, median 59

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FL grades and aggressiveness

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grade I - 5 or less large cells in follicle
grade II - 6-15 large cells
grade III - more than 15

grades I/II are considered indolent while grade III is treated as an intermediate large cell lymphoma

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FL presents at what stage?

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III or IV

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FL life expectancy

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7-10 years but highly variable because there is an aggressive type

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FL benign equivalent
small cleaved cell of germinal center
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FL cell characteristics
- clumped chromatin - infrequent nucleolus - like small lymphocyte but irregular nuclear profile with nuclear folds
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FL follicle characteristics
- maintains normal structure, but monotonous proliferation of one cell type
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FL chromosomal translocation
- t(14;18) | - upregulates bcl-2 which is anti-apoptosis
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FL immunophenotype
positive: CD19, CD20, CD10, bcl-2 negative: CD5, cyclin D1
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clinical course of FL
indolent - slow growing with relapses
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FLIPI scale
five point scale 1) over 60yo 2) elevated LDH 3) stage III or IV 4) greater than 4 LN sites 5) hemoglobin less than 12 3-5 - high 2 - intermediate 0-1 - low
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FL - reasons to move from watchful waiting to treatment
1) Bulky, painful adenopathy 2) Organ involvement or impairment 3) B symptoms (severe) 4) Cytopenias due to bone marrow involvement 5) Autoimmune cytopenias (Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura; Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia) 6) High FLIPI score
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FL treatment
stages I and II - radiation alone is usually sufficient | stages III and IV - gentle chemo including rituximab (R-CVP)
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MZL aggression?
indolent
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three subtypes of MZL
1) extranodal marginal zone B cell lymphoma (MALT) 2) nodal marginal zone 3) splenic marginal zone lymphoma
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MALT MZL can be in the....
GI tract, tear duct, salivary gland, etc
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splenic MZL can be in the
spleen or bone marrow
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MZL treatment
same as FL stages I and II - radiation alone is usually sufficient stages III and IV - gentle chemo including rituximab
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MZL different from other indolent lymphomas because...
tends to be curable
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MZL cell of origin
post germinal memory B cell that has the capacity to become a marginal zone cell.
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MZL cell markers
positive: CD19, CD20 negative: CD5, CD10, cyclin D1
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gastric MALT lymphoma symptoms similar to...
peptic ulcer
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gastric MALT lymphoma is driven by...which can lead to which translocation?
- H. pylori | - t(11;18) which can produce a more aggressive MALT lymphoma
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gastric MALT treatment
if H. pylori positive: antibiotics | if H. pylori negative: radiation therapy or chemotherapy is necessary. Rituxan has also been proven to be beneficial
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hairy cell leukemia aggressiveness
indolent
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why HCL called a leukemia?
it's in the blood and bone marrow but derived from a lymphocyte
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HCL cell markers
positive: CD19, CD20 negative: CD5, CD10
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HCL visualization
- "hairy" cytoplasmic projections | - in bone marrow, fried egg cytoplasm
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HCL treatment
- purine analogue such as cladribine | - rituximab in relapse
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Burkitt's lymphoma agressiveness
highly aggressive
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who gets Burkitt's?
children, young adults, and immunocompromised
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three types of Burkitt's
1) endemic - africa, EBV, children's jaws 2) immunocompromised - HIV/AIDS, 30% EBV positive, abdominal masses, marrow and nodal involvement, higher in cases with higher CD4 counts 3) sporadic - same as immunocomromised but in healthy children and young adults
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Burkitt's benign equivalent
small non-cleaved cell of germinal center
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Burkitt's pattern under a microscope
- starry sky - because of macrophages attracted by ineffective proliferation, want to phagocytose - this is all due to high mitotic rate with high failure
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Burkitt's chromosomal translocation
- t(8;14) - causes up regulation of "myc" oncogene | - myc is major "on switch" of cell cycle and causes rapid proliferation
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how long is survival with Burkitt's without treatment?
just a couples weeks
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Burkitt's treatment
aggressive multi-drug chemo for 6-8 months
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who gets mantle cell lymphoma?
adults, mean age 63
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mantle cell lymphoma aggressiveness
appears indolent but acts intermediate to aggressive
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mantle cell benign equivalent
lymphocyte of inner mantle zone
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mantle cell pathology
t(11;14) upregulates bcl-1, increases cyclin D1 production
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treatment of mantle cell
- poor response to therapies - 5 year survival is 30-50% - allogeneic and autologous transplants can be helpful
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commonality of T cell lymphoma
only 20% of non-hodgkin lymphoma
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where are most T cell lymphomas?
extranodal
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if T cell lymphoma is nodal......
very bad, worse than any B cell lymphoma
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common skin T cell lymphoma
mycosis fungoides
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anaplastic large cell lymphoma is what type of lymphoma?
T cell
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what is the translocation and protein in anapestic large cell lymphoma?
t(2;5) - ALK1
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ALK1 vs non-ALK1 lymphoma
ALK1 positive has 93% survival rate while ALK1 negative has only 37% survival
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3 basic characteristics of Hodgkin lymphoma
- less common than non-hodgkin - bimodal (adolescence and then again 6th decade) - spreads contiguously in lymphatics and doesn't often skip a region
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what diagnoses hodgkin lymphoma?
reed sternberg cell, which is an altered B cell
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hodgkin cell indicators
positive: CD15, CD30 negative: CD45
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virus sometimes associated with hodgkin
EBV
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4 subtypes of classical hodgkin lymphoma
1) nodular sclerosing 2) lymphocyte rich 3) lymphocyte depleted 4) mixed cellularity
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nodular sclerosing classical hodgkin characteristics
- most common - neck and anterior mediastinal adenopathy in young females - fibrotic capsule and bands of subdividing tissue - lacunar varient reed-sternberg cells
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lymphocyte rich classical hodgkin characteristics
- limited disease in neck of young adults | - "L and H" or "popcorn" RS cells
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lymphocyte depleted classical hodgkin characteristics
- often retroperitoneal - aggressive - pleomorphic RS cells
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mixed cellularity classical hodgkin characteristics
- aggressive - older patients - mononuclear RS cells - more of them
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crude disease activity measure in hodgkins
ESR
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hodgkin overall cure rate
over 80%
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hodgkin treatment of stages I and II
abbreviated chemo and radiation, in stage one radiation alone may suffice
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hodgkin treatment of stages III and IV
ABVD x 6, anthracycline backbone
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what is considered primary refractory disease in hodgkin and what is the prognosis?
- grows through therapy or relapses in less than six months | - aggressive and often fatal
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three stages of mycosis fungoides
three stage process of mycosis fungoides 1) patch 2) plaque 3) tumor
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mycosis fungoides tumor stage
- mushroom shaped - predominant in groin, face, axilla, body folds - generalized lymphadenopathy - ulceration or necrosis
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50% of those with CTCL die from....
staph or pseudomonas
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sezary syndrome triad
1) erythroderma 2) leukemia (defining characteristic) 3) lymphadenopathy
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sezary cells in peripheral blood
- large cells - cleaved nuclei - scant cytoplasm

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