SLL/CLL,MCL,FL Flashcards

-General -SLL/CLL -Mantle Cell -Follicular

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Follicular Lymphoma Variant - Isolated GI:

  • prognosis
  • location
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Isolated GI FL:

  • Excellent prognosis
  • Duodenum
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Mantle Cell Lymphoma:

-Rearrangement of JH region of IgH (14) to the CCND1 (11) results in what?

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Cyclin-D1 (bcl-1) amplification

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Low-grade Vs. High-grade B cell neoplasms:

-Age prediliction

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  • Low-Grade - Older Adults

- High-Grade - Children/Young Adults

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SLL/CLL - Chromosomal status by FISH:

-Good prognosis

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  • Normal karyotype

- del(13q)

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Follicular Lymphoma - Architecture:

  • Proliferations
  • Capsule
  • Follicles (4)
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  • Nodular lymphoid proliferations (back-to-back, fused follicles with attenuated mantles)
  • Overruns the capsule

Follicles Lack:

  • Polarity
  • Tingle body macrophages
  • Plasma cells
  • Mitosis (few)
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Follicular Lymphoma - Immunohistochemistry:

-Negative for (3)

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  • CD5
  • CD43
  • CD11c
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Follicular Lymphoma - Presentation

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Isolated lymphadenopathy withOUT constitutional symptoms

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Follicular Lymphoma - Tumor Cell Morphology:

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2 Cell Types:

  • Centrocytes (small cleaved cells)
  • Centroblasts (large noncleaved cells)
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What are the “secondary effects” of B-cell Neoplasms?

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  • Cytopenia
  • M protein
  • B symptoms (fever, night sweats, weight loss)
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Which has the most aggressive clinical course?

  • CLL/SLL
  • Follicular Lymphoma
  • Mantle Cell Lymphoma
  • Marginal Zone Lymphoma
  • Hairy Cell Leukemia
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Mantle Cell Lymphoma

*Despite is benign appearance, it often presents with disseminated disease and survival of 3-4 years

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Follicular Lymphoma Grading - Based on number of centroblasts in 10 Random 40X fields:

  • Low-Grade (1 and 2)
  • High-Grade (3A and 3B)
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Grade 1: 0-5
Grade 2: 6-15
Grade 3: >15
-3A: Some residual centrocytes
-3B: No centrocytes
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Mantle Cell Lymphoma:

-Poor Prognostic findings

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  • Mitotic rate: >10 mitosis/hpf

- Ki-67: >40%

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SLL/CLL - Immunophenotype:

-Positive in 50% of cases (2)

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  • CD38

- ZAP-70

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SLL/CLL - Immunophenotype:

-Positive for (5)*

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  • CD5
  • CD23
  • CD43
  • CD79a
  • CD11c (dim/variable)

*CD19, CD20(dim), CD22, sIg(dim), bcl-2

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Centrocytes vs. Centroblasts:

-Large noncleaved cells

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Centroblasts (Blasts are Big and Bare)

*Centrocytes (Cytes are Small and Cleaved)

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Mantle Cell Lymphoma - Variants (4)

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  • Blastoid*
  • Pleomorphic*
  • Small Cell
  • Marginal Zonelike

*More Aggressive

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SLL/CLL - Chromosomal status by FISH:

-Poor prognosis

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  • del(11q)

- del(17p)

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Follicular Lymphoma Variant - Isolated Cutaneous:

  • prognosis
  • IHC
  • Cytogenetics
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Isolated Cutaneous FL:

  • Excellent prognosis
  • Lacks CD10 and bcl-2 expression (bcl-6+)
  • Lacks BCL2 rearrangement
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SLL/CLL - MC genetic abnormality by FISH

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Deletion of 13q14 (>50%)

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SLL transformation into Large Cell Lymphoma is called what?

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Richter syndrome

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Positivity for what marker becomes increasingly negative with higher grade in FL?

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CD10

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Mantle Cell Lymphoma Tumor Cell Morphology:

  • Size
  • Nuclear contour
  • Nucleoli
  • Mitosis
  • Mixture of…
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  • Small to Medium sized lymphs
  • Irregular nuclear contours
  • Small, subtle nucleoli
  • Frequent Mitosis
  • Mixture of histiocytes and Hyalinized Vessels
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Follicular Lymphoma - Molecular and Cytogenetics

  • Translocation
  • Rearrangement
  • Most sensitive assay
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  • t(14;18)
  • BCL2 on 18 with J region of IgH on 14
  • FISH most sensitive assay
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Follicular Lymphoma - Immunohistochemistry:

-Positive for (9)

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  • CD10
  • CD23
  • FMC-7
  • bcl-6

*CD19, CD20(Bright), CD22, sIg(Bright), bcl-2

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T/F: Pediatric Follicular Lymphoma is usually grade 3.
True
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What helps differentiate SLL from Mantle Cell lymphoma?
- CD23+ in SLL (Neg. in MCL) - dim CD20+ in SLL (Bright in MCL) - "cloudy sky" appearance in SLL
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Most Common types of B cell lymphomas. (4;Decreasing order)
- DLBCL - Follicular lymphoma - CLL/SLL - Mantle Cell lymphoma
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Follicular Lymphoma-Bone Marrow Finding
Focal Paratrabecular agregates
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Low-grade Vs. High-grade B cell neoplasms: - Which are often disseminated at presentation? - Which are often localized?
- Low-Grade (disseminated) | - High-Grade (localized)
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T/F: Follicular Lymphoma may be "discordant," with LG in marrow and HG in lymph node.
True
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SLL/CLL - Clinical Presentation: - Age - Findings (3) - Autoimmunity/Immunodeficiency - M protein
- 65 years (mean) - Adenopathy, Splenomegaly, Peripheral and BM involvement - Autoimmunity common (+DAT in 30%) - Immunodeficiency common (hypogammaglobulinemia in 30-50%) - M protein occasionally present
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What must the lymphocyte count exceed to call CLL?
5 x 10^9/L (5,000/uL) | monoclonal B cell lymphocytosis under this number
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Mantle Cell Lymphoma Immunophenotype: | -Negative for (4)
- CD10 - CD11c - CD23 - CD99
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What Cell Markers are ALL positive in CLL/SLL, Mantle Cell lymphoma, and Follicular lymphoma? (5) *Intensity differences
- CD19 - CD20* - CD22 - sIg* - bcl-2 *CD20/sIg are dim in CLL/SLL and Bright in Mantle/Follicular
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SLL/CLL - Immunophenotype: | -Negative for (3)
- FMC-7 - CD10 - bcl-6
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SLL/CLL - Tumor Cell Morphology: - Size - Nuclear contours - Chromatin
SLL Tumor Cells - Small lymphocytes - Rounded nuclear contours - Clumped chromatin
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Which organ is most commonly involved by a B-cell Extranodal tumor?
GI tract (Stomach-MC)
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SLL/CLL - MC cytogenetic abnormality
Trisomy 12 (20%)
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Mantle Cell Lymphoma: | -Molecular and Cytogenetics
t(11;14) -rearrangement of JH region of IgH (14) to the CCND1 (11) *most have additional abnormalities, MC affecting chr13
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SLL - Morphology | -Architecture
SLL Architecture: - Diffuse Nodal effacement - Proliferation centers (pseudofollicular growth centers); many prolymphocytes
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What is the most common presentation in B-cell neoplasms? | -Other presentations (3)
Lymphadenopathy Other: - Lymphocytosis - Extranodal tumor - Secondary Effects
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T/F: The t(14;18) translocation is NOT unique to Follicular Lymphoma.
True *its the MC encountered in B lineage lymphoma
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Percentage of Prolymphocytes: - CLL - CLL/PLL - true PLL
- <11% (CLL) - 11-55% (CLL/PLL) - >55% (PLL)
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Follicular Lymphoma: | -Poor prognostic Factors (5)
- Older age - Serum LD - BM involvement - B symptoms - Anemia
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Mantle Cell Lymphoma Morphology: | -Architecture
- Diffuse or "Vaguely Nodular" lymph node effacemet | - NO proliferation centers (No prolymphocytes)
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Rearrangement of BCL2 on chr18 with the J region of IgH on chr14 results in what?
Overexpression of bcl-2 protein | -Antiapoptotic properties
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Which B-cell neoplasm displays the strongest genetic influence?
SLL/CLL | -Risk in 1st degree relatives 5X
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What are the only significant risk factors B-cell neoplasms?
- Immunodeficiency | - Autoimmunity
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What % of B-cell neoplasms have BM involvement at presentation?
40%
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Most B-cell neoplasms display male predominance, what are the Exceptions?
Female predominance in: - Primary Mediastinal Lymphoma - Follicular Lymphoma - MALT Lymphoma
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Mantle Cell Lymphoma - Presentation | -Common sites
Adenopathy - Waldeyer Ring - GI tract (lymphomatous polyposis)
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Which medium causes CLL "smudge cells"? (which one are they not seen)
-EDTA | NOT seen in Heparin smears
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What percentage of lymphoid neoplasms are composed of mature B-cells?
90%
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What markers do background follicular dendritic cells (FDC) express?
CD21 | CD23
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What is the most common B-cell Leukemia?
CLL
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Mantle Cell Lymphoma Immunophenotype: | -Positive for (4)
- CD5 - CD43 - FMC-7 - bcl-1 (cyclin D1, prad 1) *CD19, CD20(Bright), CD22, sIg(Bright), bcl-2