Pathology of Lymphoma Flashcards
What are the two major distinction between lymphomas?
B cell origin
T cell origin
What are the malignancies that come from the germinal center of a lymph node?
Follicular lymphoma
Burkitt lymphoma
Large cell lymphoma
What are the lymphomas that arise from the mantle zone of lymph nodes?
Naive B cell
Mantle cell lymphoma
What are the lymphomas that arise from the marginal zone of the lymph node?
Memory B cell
CLL/SLL
Marginal zone lymphoma
What are the clinical symptoms of follicular lymphoma? (3)
- Widespread lymphadenopathy
- Splenomegaly
- BM
What are the two cells that compose follicle germinal center lymphomas?
Centroblasts and centrocytes
What is the characteristic of low grade follicular lymphoma? High grade?
Low = mostly centrocyte High = greater than 15 centroblasts/hpf
What are the gross histological findings of follicular lymphoma?
High grade infiltration of lymph nodes s/t there is no discernable structure
What is the difference between centroblasts and centrocytes?
Centrocytes are smaller with more condensed nuclei
Centroblasts have a lot more cytoplasm
What are the four CD markers for follicular lymphoma?
CD19
CD20
CD10
Bcl-2
What are the two markers that are absent in follicular lymphoma?
CD5
CD3
What are the markers for T cells? (3)
CD3
CD4
CD8
What is the function of Bcl-2?
Anti-apoptotic protein
Who gets mantle cell lymphoma?
50-60 year old males
What are the symptoms of mantle cell lymphoma?
Generalized lymphadenopathy
HSM
What organs are affected in mantle cell lymphoma?
Spleen
Liver
Small bowel
What are the characteristic lab findings with mantle cell lymphoma?
Lymphocytosis
If there is small bowel involvement with mantle cell lymphoma, what is this called?
Lymphomatoid polyposis
What are the cell markers for mantle cell lymphoma?
CD19
CD20
CD5
Cyclin D1
What are the negative markers for mantle cell lymphoma?
CD23
CD3
What is cyclin D1?
Anti Apoptotic molecule that is characteristic of mantle cell lymphomas
What is endemic burkitt lymphoma?
EBV viral infection in young africans
What is sporadic burkitt lymphoma?
Worldwide childhood infection
True or false: only the sporadic type of Burkitt lymphoma has CNS involvement
False–all types
What is the presentation for endemic burkitt lymphoma?
Jaw enlargement, ovaries, kidney involvement
What are the symptoms of sporadic Burkitt lymphoma?
Abdominal masses in the ileo-cecal region
What are the symptoms of Immunodeficient Burkitt lymphoma?
Nodal localization and involvement of BM is frequent
“Starry sky pattern” on histology = ?
Burkitt’s lymphoma
What are the histological findings of Burkitt’s lymphoma?
Diffuse monomorphic infiltrate of intermediate sized round to slightly irregular lymphoid cells with multiple peripherally place nucleoli
What does tigible mean?
Stainable