WBC disorders Flashcards
Causes of painless lymphadenopathy
- Chronic inflammation
- Metastatic carcinoma
- Lymphoma
Treatment for follicular lymphoma
Rituximab (anti-CD20 antibody)
*Reserved for symptomatic patients
Which of the myeloproliferative disorders is not associated with increased risk for hyperuricemia or gout?
Essential thrombocythemia
Polycythemia vera is associated with a ________ mutation.
JAK2 kinase
What is the blood smear characteristic of mycosis fungoides?
Lymphocytes with cerebriform nuclei (Sezary cells)
Why is there an increased risk for infection in multiple myeloma?
monoclonal antibody lacks antigenic diversity; infection is the most common cause of death in multiple myeloma
Which neoplasm is associated with reactive polycythemia?
Renal cell carcinoma
most common age of patients with AML
50-60
Which markers are positive in Hodgkin lymphoma?
CD15 AND CD30
Which type of myeloproliferative disorder rarely progresses to marrow fibrosis or acute leukemia?
Essential thrombocythemia
*Platelets are just blebs of cytoplasm from megakaryocytes
What is the cause of marrow fibrosis in myelofibrosis?
Megakaryocytes produce excess platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) cuasing marrow fibrosis
Causes of eosinophilia
- Allergic reactions (type I hypersensitivity)
- Parasitic infections
- Hodgkins lymphoma
A negative monospot test suggests ______ as possible cause of mono.
CMV
T-ALL is characterized by which markers?
CD2 to CD8
*The blasts do NOT express CD10
Adult T- cell leukemia is associated with HTLV-1 and is most commonly seen in which countries?
Japan and the Caribbean
- Lacunar cells
- Enlarging cervical or mediastinal lymph node
Nodular sclerosis (Hodgkin lymphoma)
BCl2 expression in follicles. Follicular hyperplasia or follicular lymphoma.
Follicular lymphoma
The neoplastic cells of multiple myelome active the ________ receptor.
RANK receptor on osteoclasts
How is definitive diagnosis of mon made?
By serologic testing for the EBV viral capsid antigen
Characteristics of blasts
Large
Immature
punched out nucleoli
What sites are infected by EBV?
Oropharynx
Liver
B cells
Overexpression of cyclin D1 promotes _____ transition in the cell cycle, facilitating neoplastic proliferation.
G1/S
Gastric MALToma may regress with treatment of __________.
H.Pylori
Positive test for tartate-resistant acid phosphatase
Hairy cell leukemia
Subtypes of hodgkin lymphoma
- Nodular sclerosis
- Lymphocyte-rich
- Mixed cellularity
- Lymphocyte-depleted
Cytogenetic malfomation in Burkitt’s lymphoma
t(8,14), resulting in the translocation of c-myc on chromosome 8 to IgH on chromosome 14
Rouleaux formation of RBCs on blood smear
Multiple Myeloma
*Increased serum protein decreases charge betCween RBCs
All of the myeloproliferative disorders are associated with a JAK2 kinase mutation, except _________.
CML
Acute presentation of leukemia
Anemia (fatigue)
Thrombocytopenia (bleeding)
Neutropenia (infection)
In my cosis fungoides, aggregates of neoplastic cells in the epidermis are called _________.
Pautrier microabscesses
Clinical features of multiple myeloma
- Increased risk of infection
- Hypercalcemia
- Lytic lesions
- M Spike- Elevated serum protein
- Rouleaux formation
- Primary AL amyloidosis
- Proteinuria
Types of Acute Leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute myelogenous leukemia
Complications of most myeloproliferative disorders
- Increased risk for hyperuricemia and goat due to high turnover of cells
- Progression to marrow fibrosis or transformation to acute leukemia
Acute leukemia is the neoplastic proliferation of _________.
Blasts
*Accumulation of >20% blasts in the bone marrow
Types of Chronic Leukemia
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Hairy cell leukemia
- Adult cell leukemia/lymphoma
- Mycosis Fungoides
*Chronic leukemia is the neoplastic proliferation of mature circulating lymphocytes; characterized by a high WBC count
Which type of hodgkin has the best prognosis of all types?
Lyphocyte rich
CD1a+
S-100
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Causes of lymphopenia
- Immunodeficiency
- High cortisol stae
- Autoimmune destruction
- Whole body radiation
- Bone pain with hypercalcemia
- M spike
- Anemia
- Bone lytic lesions
- Renal involvement
Multiple myelome
Where does T cell hyperplasia occur to cause splenomegaly in EBV infections?
T-cell hyperplasia in the periarterial lymphatic sheath (PALS), white pulp
What bacterial infection causes lymphocytic leukocytosis?
Bordetella pertussis
*Produce lymphocytosis-promoting factor, which blocks circulating lymphocytes from leaving the blood to enter the lymph node.
How do high cortisol states lead to neutrophilic leukocytosis?
Impairs leukocyte adhesion, leading to release of marginated pool of neutrophils
Clinical features of Adult T cell leukemia
- Rash
- Generalized lymphadenopathy with hepatosplenomegaly
- Lytic bone lesions with hypercalcemia
Treatment for Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
Acute complications are treated with plasmapheresis, which removes IgM from the serum
Disruption of normal lymph node architecture. Follicular hyperplasia or follicular lymphoma.
Follicular lymphoma
Neoplastic proliferation of reed-sternberg cells
Hodgkin lymphoma
- blurry vission and headache
- Budd-Chiari Syndrome
- Flushed face
- Itching
Polycythemia vera
What types of NHL lead to proliferation of intermediate-sized B cells?
Burkitt’s lymphoma