Neoplasms of white cells Flashcards

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inherited genetic risk factors for leukemia

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bloom syndrome
fanconi anemia
ataxia telangiectasia
down syndrome
Type I neurofibromatosis
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Viruses and leukemias

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HTLV-1
EBV
KSHV/HHV-8

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HTLV-1

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adult T cell lymphoma

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EBV

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burkitt lymphoma
HL
B-cell lymphomas
rare NK cell lymphomas
(benign HLH)
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chronic inflammation that can lead to CA

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H. pylori
gluten sensitive enteropathy
breast implants
HIV

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H. pylori

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gastric B cell lymphomas

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gluten

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intestinal T cell lymphomas

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breast implants

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T cell lymphomas

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HIV

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B cell lymphomas

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smoking

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acute myeloid leukemia

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Primary T cell associated Ags

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CD1
CD3
CD4
CD5
CD8
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Primary pre-B cell associated Ags

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CD10
CD19
CD20

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primary mature B cell associated Ags

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CD19
CD20
CD21
CD23 (activated B cells)

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CD21

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EBV R

and on DCs

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CD23

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only activated B cells

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CD11c

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hairy cell leukemia

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CD15

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RS cells and variants

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CD30

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RS cells and variants

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precursor B cell neoplasms

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B-ALL

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precursor T cell neoplasms

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T-ALL

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B-ALL

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childhood acute leukemia (uncommon presents in bone or skin)
most common cancer in children
W:B 3:1
slightly more frequent in boys
hispanics highest incidence
peaks at age 3
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T-ALL

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less common
adolescent males as thymic lymphomas
evolve to leukemic picture

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B-ALL mutations

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loss of fnx in PAX5, E2A, EBF, ETV6, RUNX1

12;21

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T-ALL mutations

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gain of fnx in NOTCH1

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ALL mutations
90% have numerical or structural chromosome changes | most commonly hyperploidy
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ALL morphology
marrow hypercellular mediastinal thymic masses lymphadenopathy macriphages have stary sky appearance
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B-ALL immunophenotype
``` CD19 PAX5 CD10 +/- CD20 IgM heavy chain ```
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T-ALL immunophenotype
CD1- 5 | CD7 and 8
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clinical ALL
Abrupt stormy onset w/in days to weeks
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symptoms of ALL due to bone marrow supression
anemia low grade fever infections bleeding
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other symptoms of ALL
``` bone pain generalized lymphadenpathy splenomegaly hepatomegaly testicular involvement meningeal (B-ALL) ```
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worse prognosis ALL
100,000 | (9;22)- Philadelphia chrom
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favorable prognosis ALL
``` 2-10 yrs low white count hyperdiploidy trisomy of 4,7,10 presence of t(12;21) ```
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CLL
``` chronic lymphocytic leukemia absolute lympohocytosis >5000 most common leukemia of adults in western world median age 60 less common in japan and asia ```
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CLL mutations
``` deletion of: 13q14.3 11q 17p trisomy 12q gain of fnx NOTCH1R in 18% ```
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CLL pathogenesis
growth limited to proliferation centers due to stromal cells TFs unmutated Ig segments mor aggressive
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CLL morphology
proliferation centers- larger activated lymphocytes gathered in loose aggregates pathognomonic for CLL smudge cells infiltrates in splenic white and red pulp and portal triads
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CLL immunophenotype
``` CD19 CD20 CD23 CD5 low level expression of surface Ig ```
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CLL presentation
usually asymptomatic at Dx
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CLL symptoms
``` fatigability weight loss anorexia lymphadenopathy hepatosplenomegaly small monoclonal Ig spike infections ```
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CLL and immune fnx
hypogammoglobulinemia common increased susceptibility to bacterial infections hemolytic anemia thrombocytopenia
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worse prognosis CLL
deletion of 11q and 17p lack of somatic hypermutations ZAP-70 NOTCH1 mutations
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richter syndrome
occurs when CA transforms to more aggressive DLBCL rapidly enlarging mass w/in lymph nodes or spleen survival <1yr
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follicular lymphoma
most common form of indolent NHL in US | less common in Europe, rare in asia
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follicular lymphoma pathogenesis
hallmark is (14;18) -> overexpression of BCL2 BCL2 antagonizes apoptosis and promotes survival MML2 mutations -> epigenetics
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follicular lymphoma morphology
predominately nodular or nodular and diffuse no clear germinal centers visible lymphocytosis in 10% bone marrow involvement in 85% -> paratrabecular lymphoid aggregates splenic white pulp and hepatic portal tirads frequently involved
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Follicular lymphoma immunophenotype
``` CD19 CD20 CD10 Surface Ig BCL6 BCL2 unlike CLL CD5 negative ```
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Follicular lymphoma clinical
``` generalized lymphadenopathy extranodal sites uncommon waxing and waning course incurable anti CD20 may help histologic transformation in 30-50% most commonly to DLBCL survival <1yr ```
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DLBCL
diffuse large B cell lymphoma most common NHL in US slight male predominance median age 60
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DLBCL pathogenesis
dysregulation of BCL6 may arise from follicular cell lymphomas 5% MYC epigenetics
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DLBCL morphology
large cell size diffuse pattern, no follicular formations large mutlilobar or cleaved nuclei karyorexis
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DLBCL immunophenotype
CD19 CD20 +/- CD10, BCL5
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DLBCL subtypes
immunodeficiency associated | primary effusion lymphoma
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immunodeficiency DLBCL
HIV | EBV
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primary effusion lymphoma DLBCL
always infected w/KSHV/HHV-8 typically do not express B or T cell markers have clonal IgH
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DLBCL clinical
rapidly enlarging mass at nodal or extranodal site waldyer ring liver and spleen large destructive masses bone marrow rarely involved aggressive and rapidly fatal w/o Tx MYC worse prognosis if circulating neoplastic B cells worse prognosis
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Burkitt lymphoma types
african/endemic/mandibular sporadic/nonendemic aggressive lymphomas in HIV
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Burkitt pathogenesis
``` MYC on chrom 8 Warburg effect fastest growing CA sporadic usually class switch regions essentially all endemic have EBV ```
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Burkitt morphology
diffuse infiltration phagocytes have starry sky pattern royal blue cytoplasm w/clear cytoplasmic vacules
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Burkitt immunophenotype
``` IgM CD19 CD20 CD10 BCL6 consistent w/germinal center B cell origin almost always neg for BCL2 ```
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Burkitt clinical
children and young adults endemic- mandible sporadic- GI worse prognosis in older adults
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solitary myeloma
MM infrequent variant presents as single mass in bone or soft tissue soft tissue can usually be cured w/excision
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smoldering myeloma
MM uncommon variant defined by lack of symptoms and elvelated plasma M, but < 3
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Waldenstom macroglobinemia
syndrome in which high IgM leads to hyperviscosity symptoms usually older adults associated w/lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma
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MM
commonly associated w/lytic bone lesions, hypercalcemia, renal failure, and acquired immune abnormalities higher incidence in men and african descent peak 65-70
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MM pathogenesis
``` cyclin D1 deletions of 17p (TP53gene) -> poor prognosis late state disease MYC rearrangments NFkB mutations High level of IL6 poor prognosis ```
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definition of MM
>3 serum Ig (IgG most common) and/or >6 BJ proteins
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plamacytomas
destructive plasma cell tumors of axial skeleton seen in MM
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Bone lesions on radiograph
appear as punched out defects consisting of soft gelatinous red tumor masses
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malignant plasma cells
like their benign counter parts, have perinuclear clearing can be relatively normal appearing blast cells or bizarre multinucleated cells
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buzz words for MM
``` flame cells mott cells russel bodies sitcher bodies rouleaux formation plasma cell leukemia meyloma tumor ```
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flame cells
fiery red cytoplasm
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Mott cells
multiple grape like cytoplasmic droplets
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MM cell inclusions
fibrisl crystaline rods globules
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russel bodies
globular inclusions in cytoplasm
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Ditcher bodies
globular inclusions in nucleus
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rouleaux formations
high levels of M proteins cause red cells to stick together
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plasma cell leukemia
rare, when tumor cells enter peripheral circulation
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MM immunophenotype
CD138 (aka syndecan-1) | often express CD56
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Symptoms of MM stem from
effects of plasma cell growth in tissues (bones) production of excessive Igs suppression of normal humoral immunity
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symptoms of MM
bone pain and fragility decreased normal Igs -> recurrent bacterial infections amyloodosis renal insufficiency (major COD)
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better prognosis MM
translocations of cyclin C1
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worse prognosis MM
deletions of 13q, 17p, (4;4)
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MGUS
asymptomatic serum M protein <3 1% develop symptomatic MM per year same genetic markers as MM, therefore thought to be early stage
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lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma
superficial resemblance to CLL/SLL (but tumor cells are plasma) secretes IgM causing hyperviscosity syndrome -> waldenstom macroglobulinemia unlike MM light chains are rare and no bone lesions
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lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma pathogenesis
acquired mutations in MYD88
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lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma morphology
russel bodies | dutcher bodies
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lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma immunophenotype
CD20 | IgM
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clinical lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma
``` hepatosplenomegaly anemia common 10% autoimmune hemolysis due to cold agglutinins hyper-viscosity syndrome incurable progressive disease plasmopheresis can help Anti CD20 ```
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Mantle cell lymphoma
male predominance | resemble normal mantle zone B cells
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Mantle cell pathogenesis
almost all have (11;14) -> overexpress cyclin D1
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mantle cell morphology
lymphandenopathy lymphomatoid polyposis in GI (misdiagnosed as inflammatory bowel disease) large cells resembling centroblasts and proliferation centers are absent distinguishing from follicular lymphoma and CLL
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mantle cell immunophenotype
CD19 CD20 surface Ig usually CD5+ and CD23- distinguishing from CLL IgH lacks somatic hypermutation, therefore naive B cell origin
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mantle cell clinical
most common presentation is painless lymphadenopathy prognosis poor blastoid variant even worse prognosis
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marginal zone lymphomas
aka MALTomas arise w/in GI lymph nodes, spleen, extranodal tissue memory B cell origin
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marginal lymphomas inflammatory conditions
``` sjogren -> salivary gland hashimotos -> thyroid H. pylori -> stomach may regress if condition treated lie on continuum btwn reactive and malignant ```
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mutations that make marginal lymphomoas Ag independent
(11;18) (14;18) (1:14) all of these upregulate BCL10 or MALT1 increasing TFkB
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hairy cell leukemia
rare B cell neoplasm middle aged white males M:F 5:1
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hairy cell leukemia pathogenesis
BRAF
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hairy cell leukemia morphology
hair like projections marrow has diffuse interstitial infilatrate -> dry tap splenic red pulp usually heavily infiltrated beefy red gross appearacne hepatic portal triads frequently involoved
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hairy cell immunophenotype
``` CD19 CD20 Ig (usually IgG) CD11c CD25 CD103 annexin A1 ```
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hairy cell clinical
``` splenomegaly often massive lympadenopathy is rare pancytopenia infections (myco) BRAF inhibitors successful prognosis excellent ```
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peripheral T cell lymphoma unspecified
``` far less common ten B cell, more common in Asia mixure of variably sized malignant cells prominent inflitrate of reactive cells brisk neoangiogeneis CD2, 3, 5 alpha, beta, gamma, or delta receptor some CD4,8 PRUITIS worse prognosis then B cell ```
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anaplastic large cell lymphoma ALK postive
due to ALK fusion proteins -> RAS and JAK/STAT hallmark cells ALK in children usually presents in soft tissues better prognosis ALK negative adult variant worse prognosis both ALK + and - express CD30
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Adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma
neoplasm of CD4 only in adults | ALL infected with HTLV-1
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HTLV1 endemic in
soutern japan west africa caribbean basin
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common presentation of Adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma
``` skin lesions general lymphadeneopathy hepatosplenomegaly peripheral blood lymphocytosis hypercalcemia clover leaf or flower cells sometimes progressive demylinating disease of CNS ```
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HTVL1
encodes TAX -> NFkB
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Mycosis fungoides
tumor of CD4 cells that home to skin | often have cerebriform appearance
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sezary syndrome
variant of Mycosis fungoides skin involvement is manifested as exfoliative erythroderma still have cerebriform appearance
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ceribriform appearance immunophenotype
CLA CCR4 CCR10 all of these home to skin
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large granular lymphocytic leukemia
T cell and NK cell variants of this rare neoplasm occur in adults
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T cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia
mild to moderate lymphocytosis and splenomegaly | lymphadenopathy and hepatomegaly usually abscent
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large granular lymphocytic leukemia mutations
STAT3
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large granular lymphocytic leukemia tumor cells
large lymphocytes w/abundant blue cytoplasm and few course azurophilic granules, best seen in peripheral blood smears
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large granular lymphocytic leukemia immunophenotype
T cell- CD3 | NK cell- CD3- CD56+
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large granular lymphocytic leukemia clinical
neutropenia and anemia rarely pure red cell aplasia seen felty syndrome triad
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felty syndrome tirad
RA splenomegaly neutropenia underlying autoimmune condition suspected
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extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma
rare in US and europe, more common in asia destructive nasopharyngeal mass, less common sites are testes and skin typically surround and invades small vessels -> extensive ischemic necrosis HIGHLY ASSOCIATED w/EBV
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extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma immunophenotype
CD3- lack T cell Rs rearrangments and express NK cell markers
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extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma clinical
highly aggressive, responds to radiation, but if late in course poor prognosis
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hodgkin lymphoma
``` arises in single node or chain of nodes and spreads in predictable pattern RS cells 2 spikes 20s and 60s one of most common CAs of young adults curable in most casses ```
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RS cells
release cytokines and chemokines and other factors that induce accumulation of reactive immune cells which make up 90% of tumor usually derived from germinal centers or post germinal center B cells
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HL classifications
``` nodular sclerosis mixed cellularity lymphocyte rich lymphocyte depletion lymphocyte predominance ```
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HL pathogeneis
Ig genes in RS cells due to epigenetics usually derived from germinal centers or post germinal center B cells fail to express most B cell markers including Ig activation of TF NFkB common in classical
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RS cells mutations due to
EBV loss of fnx of IkB or A20 copy number gains in REL on chrom 2p
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RS cell morphology
large multiple nuclei or single multilobar nucleus | w/large inclusion like nucleolus
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mononuclear variant
single nucleus w/large inclusion like nucleolus
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Lunar cell variant
seen in nodular sclerosis | more delicate, folded, or multilobate nuclear and pale cytoplasm
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mummification
cell death of RS cells where cell shrinks and becomes pyknotic
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classical immunophenotype
PAX5 CD15 CD30 neg for other B and T cell markers and CD45
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NODULAR sclerosis type
``` most common lacunar variant deposition of collagen in bands that divide involved lymph nodes into nodules mediastinal uncommonly associated w/EBV excellent prognosis ```
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mixed cellular type
``` diagnostic RS and mononuclear variants usually plentiful EBV in 70% M>F older age systemic sympotms overall prognosis good ```
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lymphocyte rich type
uncommon reactive lymphocytes vast majority of cells frequent mononuclear variants and diagnostic RS cells vague nodularity due t residual B cell follicles EBV 40% excellent prognosisj
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lymphocytes depletion type
``` least common HL immunophenotyping essential to differentiate from large cell NHLs EBV 90% older adults HIV of any age nonindustrialized countries prognosis less favorable then other HLs ```
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lymphocyte predominance type
``` uncommon nonclassical infiltrate of small lymphocytes and macros RS hard to find contains L&H variants typically nodular pattern of growth ongoing somatic hypermuations EBV NOT associated ```
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L&H variant
multilobar nucleus resembing popcorn kernel express typical B and T cell marker CD20, BCL6 neg for CD15 and CD30
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lymphocyte predominance type clinical
M>F <35 present w/cervical or axillary lymphadenopathy mediastinal and bone marrow involvement rare may transform to DLBCL excellent prognosis, but more likely to recur
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HL clinical
cutaneous immune unresponsiveness -> anergy suppressed TH1 response spread nodal -> splenic -> hepatic -> marrow and other tissues tumor stage anti CD30
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AML
accumulation of immature meloid blasts produces marrow failure and complications related to anemia, thrombocytopenia, and neutropenia AML all ages, peaks at 60
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WHO classifications of AML
genetic abberations Post MSD therapy related AML, not otherwise specified
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M0
minimally differentiated | myeloperoxidase neg
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M1
without maturation >3% myeloperoxidase pos few granules or auer rods
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M2
myelocytic maturation 30-40% aurer rods (8;21)
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M3
``` acute promyelocytic leukemia 5-10% may aurer rods patients younger DIC (15;17) ```
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M4
myelomonocytic maturation myeloperoxidase pos monoblasts pos for non-specific esterases inv(16)
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M5
``` monocytic maturation myeloperoxidase neg esterase pos mature monocytes inperipheral blood older patients high incidence of organomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and tissue inflitrations ```
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AML pathogenesis
(8;21) (M2) and inv (16) (M4) -> disrupt RUNX1 and CBFB genes (15;17) (M3) -> PML-RARa fusion protein activating mutation FLT3 epigenetics
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AML morphology
at least 20% blasts in marrow
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types of blasts
myeloblasts | monoblasts
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myeloblasts
aurer rods | fine peroxidase pos
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monoblasts
lack aurer rods | nonspecific esterase pos
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AML immunophenotype
CD33 | CD34
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AML following MDS or Tx
often have deletions in chrom 5&7
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AML clinical
present w/in a few weeks or months on onset of symptoms spontaneous bleeding (mucosal) or thrombotic events infections frequent (fungal, psudo) CNS less common then in ALL
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meyloblastoma, granulocytic sarcoma, or cholroma
occasional presentation of soft tissue mass that w/o Tx will progress to AML
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MDS
maturation defects that are associated w/ineffective hematopoiesis -> cytopenia blasts <20% in BM primary (idiopathic) or secondary to drugs or Tx (tMDS)
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MDS pathogenesis
``` epigenetics loss of fnx in TP53 monosomies 5&7 deletions of 5q. 7q, and 20q trisomy 8 ```
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MDS morphology
``` marrow usually hypercellualr at Dx ring sideroblasts megaloblastoid maturation nuclear budding abnormalities pseudo-pleger-huet cells meyloid blasts ```
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ring sideroblasts
erythroblasts w/iron laden mito visible as perinuclear granules in prussian blue stain
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megaloblastoid maturation
resembling that seen in B12 and folate deficiency
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neutrophils contain
toxic granulations and/or Dohle bodies
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pesudo-pleger-huet cells
nuetrophils w/only 2 nuclear lobes
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myeloid blasts
less then 20% of BM
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MDS peripheral blood
``` pesudo-pleger-huet cells giant platelets macrocytes poikilocytes relative or absolute monocytosis ```
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MDS clinical
``` primary is predominately disease of older adults mean age 70 50% discovered incidently live 9-29 months progression to AML in 10-40% ```
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MPD
common pathogenic feature is presence of mutated constitiutvely activated TK increases proliferative drive in bone marrow -> increased WBCs extramedullary hematopoiesis
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spent phase MPD
marrow fibrosis and peripheral blood cytopenias
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types of MPD
CML PCV ET primary meylofibrosis
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CML
chronic myelogenius leukemia | chimeric BCR-ABL gene (Philadelphia chrom) -> good prognosis in CML
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CML pathogenesis
active TK -> RAS and JAK/STAT
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CML morphology
marrow hypercellular w/elevated eos and basophils megakaryocytes increased, small sea-blue histiocytes leukocytosis >100,000 platelets increased spleen enlarged due to extramedullary hematopoiesis, may infarct
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sea-blue histocytes
scattered macros w/abundant wrinkles | green blue cyto
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CML clinical
``` adults insidious onset mild-moderate anemia and hypermetabolism accelerated phase in 50% blast crisis in 50% ```
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PCV
Polycythmia vera point mutation in TK JAK2 increased marrow production of red cells, granulocytes, and platelets
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PCV pathogenesis
erythropoietin levels low increased blood viscosity prone to thrombosis and bleeding
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PCV morphology
marrow hypercellular marked increase in reticulin mild organomegaly peripheral blood had increased basophils and large platelets often progresses to spent phase with extensive marrow fibrosis and prominent organomegaly
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PCV clincial
``` veins distended plethroic and cyanotic HA pruitis hyperuricemia, gout -> phlebotomy MAJOR RISK OF BLEEDING/THROMBOSES -> COD w/in months w/o Tx Dx due to DVT, stroke, MI spent phase bad prognosis ```
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ET
``` essential thrombocytosis point mutation is JAK2 or MPL elevated platelets w/o polycythemia and marrow fibrosis megakaryocytes often increases in size and number mild leukocytosis uncommonly transforms to AML >60 thrombosis and hemorrhage Erythromelalgia gentle chemo ```
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Erythromelalgia
throbbing and burning of hands and feet do to occlusions of small vessels
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Primary myelobribrosis
``` obliterative marrow fibrosis cytopenias and extensive extramedullary hematopoiesis identical to spent phase of PCV activating JAK2 and MPL mutations PDGF and TGFbeta implicated severe anemia ```
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Primary myelobribrosis morphology
erythroid and granulocytic precursors appear normal, but megakaryocytes are large, dysplastic, and clustered fibrotic marrow may be converted to bone (osteosclerosis) splenomegaly leukoerythroblastosis -> release of immature cells tear drop shaped red cells
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Primary myelobribrosis clinical
spelnomegaly moderate to seer normochromic normocytc anemia w/leukoerythroblastosis infections, thrombotic episodes, bleeding, transformation to AML
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langerhans cell histocytosis mutations
activating BRAF TP53 RAS TK MET
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langerhans cell histocytosis morphology
birbeck granules | tennis racket like appearance
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langerhans cell histocytosis immunophenotype
HLA-DR S-100 CD1a
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langerhans cell histocytosis types
mutlifactorial, multisystem (letterer-siwe disease) unifocal and multifocal unisystem (eosinophilic granuloma) pulmonary express CCR6 and CCR7 to home out of skin
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mutlifactorial, multisystem (letterer-siwe disease)
``` <2 cutaneous lesions concurrent hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, pulmonary lesions, destructive bone lesion infection (otitis media and mastoiditis) rapidly fatal if untreated ```
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unifocal and multifocal unisystem (eosinophilic granuloma)
langerhans cells w/eos, lymphocytes, plasma cells, neutros | arises in medullary cavity of bones
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unifocal
often in skeleton of older children adults | heal spontaneously or w/excision and radiation
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multifocal
young children Hand-schuler christrian triad many spontaneous regress or chemo
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Hand-schuler christrian triad
calvarial bone lesions post pituitary stalk -> DI exopthalmus
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pulmonary
adult smokers regress spontaneously upon cessation of smoking BRAF