T cell/NK cell, WBC III, Putthoff, lec Flashcards
Patient has lymphadenopathy, eosiniphilia and fever with weight loss
+ CD2 3 and 5
pleomorphic mixture malignant T cells
what is Dx and prognosis?
peripheral T cell lymphoma unspecifiec
worse prognosis than B cell analogues
rearrangements on chrom 2 p23 cause what
ALK fusion gene that activates tyrosine kinase for RAS JAK/STAT
blood smear shows horse shoe shaped nuclei with “hallmark Cells”
Dx
anaplastic large cell lymphoma
which cancer is ALK+? prognosis?
anaplastic large cell lymphoma
in children good prognosis
where does anaplastic large cell lymphoma invade
cluster venules and infiltrate lymphoid sinuses
anaplastic large cell lymphoma has what CD +
CD30 +
Which cancer is associated with patients infected with HTLV-1
acute T cell leukemia/lymphoma
where is HTLV-1 endemic
S japan, W africa and caribbean basin
Sx Adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma
skin lesions, generalized lymphadenopathy, HSM, lymphocytosis, hypercalcemia
clover leaf or flower cells are indicative of what
adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma
what is prognosis of adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma
rapidly prgressive
fatal in mo to eyars
What is sezary syndrome and when is it seen
exfoliative erythroderma with leukemia sezary cells that have cerebriform nuclei
mycosis fungoides
phases of mycosis fungoides
premycotic
plaque
tumor
what does mycosis fungoides express on surface
CLA, CCR4, CCR10
prognosis and complication with mycosis fungoides
8-9 yrs
can progresss to T cell lymphoma
what cancer is associated with cerebriform nuclei
sezary cells so mycosis fungoides