Reactive lymph nodes Flashcards

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Benign process that can extend into perinodal tissue

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Infectious mononucleosis

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Scientific name of syphilis

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Treponema pallidum

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Toxoplasma triad

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Follicular hyperplasia
Sinusoidal monocytoid B cells
Epithelioid histiocyte aggs in mantle zone

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Cat scratch disease clinical features

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Bartonella henselae
Inocculation site - erythematous papule, lymphadenopathy of draining nodes
Fever, malaise

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Cat scratch disease microscopic features

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Capsulitis
Follicular hyperplasia
Germinal centre abscesses with palisaded granuloma surrounding
Endothelial cell swelling with organisms within, seen on Warthin Starry stain

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Differentials of LNs with granulomatous abscesses

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Lymphogranuloma venereum (Chlamydia trachomatis)
Tularemia - arthropods
Kikuchi-Fujimoto (histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis)
TB/BCG
Yersinia
Pseudemonas mallei
Crohn's
Schistosomiasis
Leishmaniasis
Lepromatous leprosy (ZN stain +ve)
Mycobacterium avium intracellulare
Histoplasmosis
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CMV lymphadenitis histological features

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Follicular hyperplasia
Monocytoid B cell hyperplasia
Infected cells with red nucleus, look like RS cell and CD15 +ve but also CMV +ve (immuno and FISH)
Histiocytes and neutrophils
Endothelial cells also infected
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto clinical features

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Tender unilateral cervical lymphadenopathy

Fever, rash, anaemia

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Kikuchi-Fujimoto pathological features

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Karryorectic debris and eosinophilic material, surrounded by histiocytes and immunoblasts
FEW neutrophils, no granulomas
Small lymphcytes surrounding necrosis are CD8+ve T cells, may express CD30
Can partially involve node (unlike lymphomas)

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Differentials of Kikuchi-Fujimoto

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NHL e.g. DLBCL

Lupus lymphadenitis - Can look exactly the same + Azzapardi phenomenon, haematoxylin bodies

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Herpes simplex virus histology

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Paracortical hyperplasia
Necrotic areas containing cells with intranuclear inclusions
Histiocytes but no granulomas
Immuno, ISH, culture

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Plasma cell variant Castleman’s histologic features

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Interfollicular expansion by plasma cells
A few hyaline vascular-type follicles or hyperplastic follicles
Plasma cells may express monotypic Ig, usu IgG or IgA lambda
Always do HHV-8

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DDX plasma cell variant Castleman’s

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Autoimmune diseases (RA, lupus)
Plasmacytoma
Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma
Always do HHV-8

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DDX hyaline vascular Castleman’s

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Mantle cell lymphoma

Follicular lymphoma

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Mast cell disease clinical associations

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Cutaneous mastocytosis
Systemic mastocytosis
Mast cell leukaemia, sarcoma
Associated with other haematological diseases

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Mast cell disease histopathology

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Medullary cords and paracortex
Spindle cells, binucleate
Can look like plasma cells on H+E, or clear cytoplasm
Mast cells CD117, CD2, mast cell tryptase, CD68 +ve
Romanovsky stains: Wright, Giemsa
Metachromatic stains: Toledine blue, ZN

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Rosai-Dorfman clinical associations

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Monoclonal hypergammaglobulinaemia, raised ESR
Cervical lymphadenopathy, also skin, lungs, bone
Haemolytic anaemia
Localised disease benign
Systemic disease poor prognosis

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Rosai Dorfman histology

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Massive sinus histiocytosis
Emperipolesis
Plasma cells in medulla
Immuno: S100+ve, CD68 +ve, CD1a -ve

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Rosai Dorfman differentials

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Sinus histiocytosis
Mycobacteria esp MAI in immunocompromised
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Metastasis
ALCL
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis histopathology

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Langerhans cells
Eosinophils
Plasma cells
Fibrosis
Immuno: CD1a, S100, CD45, weak CD68 +ve. CK, vimentin -ve
Birbeck granules diagnostic
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LCH clinical

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3 forms:
Eosinophilic granuloma
Systemic
Hand-Schuller-Christian (diabetes insipidus, lytic skull lesions)
Treated with surgery, radiation, chemo
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Granulomatous lymphadenitis differentials

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Mycobacteria
Fungal infection (blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, coccidiomycosis)
Sarcoid
Kikuchi
Cat-scratch, yersinia, lymphogranuloma venerum
Foreign body granulomas

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ALCL histologic features

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Horseshoe/doughnut cells characteristic
Sinusoidal
Immuno: CD30 (cytoplasmic, golgi), CD45, T-cell phenotype (can lose some antigens), null cell (but TCR rearrangement on genetic), EMA, ALK1
PAX-5 always -ve
Genetics: t(2;5) translocation ALK-NPM
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ALCL clinical features

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Bimodal age
Lymphadenopathy and B symptoms
Extranodal masses - skin, bone, ST, lung, liver
Prognosis related to ALK (favourable)

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Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma clinical
Older males Rare IgM paraproteinaemia Ass c Waldenstrom's MG and bone marrow involvement
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Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma histology
Spectrum of small lymphocytes, plasmacytoid lymphocytes, plasma cells, immunoblasts Paracortial infiltration, sinuses intact Ducher bodies (nuclear), Russel bodies (cytoplasmic) CD19, 20, surface Igs, IgM +ve CD5, CD10 -ve Chromosome 6 deletion in WM
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Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type histology
``` Angioinvasive, angiodestructive CD2 +ve, CD3, CD56 NK: TCR ab and yb -ve T-cell: positive EBV +ve ```