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Pathology of lymphomas Flashcards

1
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follicular lymphomas are composed of what cell types?

A

follicle germinal center cells - centroblasts and centrocytes

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follicular lymphoma is positive for what main markers?

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CD10, Bcl-2

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follicular lymphoma is negative for what markers?

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CD5, CD3

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how does mantle cell lymphoma present?

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male, 5th to 6th decade

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mantle cell lymphoma is positive for what main markers?

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CD5, cyclin D1

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mantle cell lymphoma is negative for what markers?

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CD23, CD3

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all patients with Burkitt lymphoma are at risk of disease involvement with which system?

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CNS

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what is the morphology of Burkitt lymphoma?

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  1. diffuse monomorphic infiltrate of intermediate sized round to slightly irregular lymphoid cells with multiple peripherally placed nucleoli
  2. tingible body macrophages (“starry sky”)
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what is a tingible body macrophage? where are they normally found?

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  1. contains phagocytized, apoptotic cells in various states of degradation
  2. germinal centers
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Burkitt lymphoma is positive for which markers?

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CD10, CD19, CD20

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Burkitt lymphoma is negative for which markers?

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Bcl-2

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what is the cause of adult T cell leukemia / lymphoma?

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human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) retrovirus

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adult T cell leukemia often presents with what condition?

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hypercalcemia

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adult T cell leukemia is a neoplastic proliferation of what cell type?

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CD4 positive T cells

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15
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flower cells are indicative of what condition?

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adult T cell leukemia

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16
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what is the morphology of mycosis fungoides?

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cerebriform nuclei - folded nuclear membrane

17
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what are the phases of mycosis fungoides?

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plaque and tumor phases

18
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what is the morphology of T cell ALL?

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  1. monotonous population of blasts
  2. may have more clumped chromatin
  3. sheets of blasts in lymph node, soft tissue, BM
19
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T cell ALL is positive for what markers?

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CD34, TdT, CD1a, cytoplasmic CD3

20
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anaplastic large cell lymphoma is positive for what marker in younger patients?

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ALK-1 (anaplastic lymphoma kinase 1)

21
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what is the morphology of anaplastic large cell lymphoma?

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pleomorphic with characteristic “Hallmark” cells:

  1. medium
  2. abundant cytoplasm
  3. kidney shaped nuclei
  4. paranuclear eosinophilic region
22
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anaplastic large cell lymphoma is positive for what markers?

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CD30 and ALK

23
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mycosis fungoides is a neoplastic proliferation of what cell type?

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CD 4 positive T cells

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