WBC Disorders V Flashcards
BCL6 dysregulation
diffuse large B cell lymphoma
most common form of NHL in US
DLBCL
t(14;18)
DLBCL
same as follicular
EBV and KSHV/HHV-8
associated with DLBCL
EBV and DLBCL
severe T cell deficiency
with DLBCL
KSHV/HHV8
primary effusion in malignant pleural effusion
with DLBCL
DLBCL demo
adults 60yo
also children and young adults
DLBCL prognosis
aggressive
-rapidly fatal without tx
chemo - good prognosis
rapidly growing mass at waldeyers ring
DLBCL
two classes of DLBCL
BCL6 and BCL2 rearrangement
BCL2 - though to be morph of follicular lymphoma
starry sky pattern
burkitt lymphoma
categories of burkitt lymphoma
african endemic
sporadic non-endemic
HIV
C-myc oncogenes
burkitt lymphoma
translocation of C-myc on chromosome 8
ALL burkitt lymphomas
mandibular burkitt
african - endemic
GI burkitt
sporadic - non-endemic
aggressive burkitt
HIV
fastest growing human tumor
burkitt
EBV and burkitt
all endemic
25% HIV
15-20% sporadic
warburg effect
in burkitt
MYC oncogene