WBC Hematopathology Part 1 Flashcards
What technologies were needed to establish flow cytometry?
- Immunoflorescence
- Computer processing
- Monoclonal antibodies
What outbreak accelerated accpetance of lfow cytometry?
AIDS outbreak
Solution of cells that can be ran through flow cytometry include? 3
- Peripheral blood
- bone marrow
- Solid tumor
How can WBC populations and subpopulations be characterized in flow cytometry?
Number and type of cell surface antigens
CD1-8 is antigen for what cells?
T Cells
CD 19-20 are antigens for what cells?
B cells
CD15 and 56 are antigens for what cells?
NK
CD45 is an antigen for what cells?
All lymphocytes
What is measured in flow cytometry?
Intensity of scattered light signals from each cell
In flow cytometry, what are the cells labeled with?
Fluorescent probe
How should flow cytometry be used clinically? 2
- Supplementary to confirm diagnoses made by conventional morphologic studies
- Provide prognostic information
Flow cytometry is best used how?
Technique to answer specific clinical questions
What should you do before flow cytometry?
Know what information is actually needed
What is immunophenotyping?
Identification and classificaiton of cells by determining the presence of specific cell surface antigens
Antibodies with a similar antigenic reactivity were assigned to what?
A cluster
HLA-DR antibody is seen where?
In immature cells
Two purposes of analyzing DNA in tumor cells?
- Identify and quantitate the cell’s DNA content
2. Determine the distribution of cells within different phases of cell cycle
How is abnormal DNA content defined in cancer cells
Aneuploidy
What does aneuploidy reflect?
Chromosomal aberrations or mutations
S-phase analysis examines what?
Proliferative capacity of neoplastic cells
What makes an image of the cell cycle?
DNA histogram
What do you call not enough white blood cells?
Leukopenia
What do you call too many WBC’s?
Leukocytosis
Two types of leukocytosis?
Reactive
Neoplastic (leukemias/lymphomas)
WBC cancers cause what % of deaths in adults?
In kids?
9% in adults
40% in kids
Two types of leukopenia?
- Neutropenia
2. Agranulocytosis
Main cause of reactive leukocytosis?
Infectious mononucleosis
Three causes of reactive lymphadenitis?
- Acute nonspecific lymphadenitis
- Chronic nonspecific lymphadenitis
- Cat scratch disease
What is the most common WBC cytopenia
Neutropenia
Two ways to get lymphocytopenia?
- Congenital immunodeficiency disease
2. Acquired (HIV, steroids, drugs, autoimmune, malnutritions, viruses)
Neutropenia has a total neutrophil count of what?
Less than a 1000/uL
What problem does having neutropenia cause?
Increased susceptibility to infection
3 categories of etiologies of neutropenia?
Which is most common
- Inadequate/ineffective granulopoiesis
- Accelerated removal of neutrophils
- Drug toxicity (most common cause)
What would cause inadequate/ineffective granulopoiesis? (3)
- Suppression of myeloid stem cells (aplastic anemia, leukemia)
- Suppression of granulocyte precursors by drugs or chemo
- Ineffective granulopoiesis due to megaloblastic anemia or myelodysplasia
Causes of accelerated removal/destruction of neturophils? 3
- Immune mediated
- Used up peripherally to fight infection
- Splenic sequestration (hypersplenism)
Drug toxicity is related to what 3 drugs?
- Chemo
- Chloramphenicol
- Sulfonamides
How does neutropenia present?
Flu-like
How serious can neutropenia get?
Fatal in hours if drops below 500/mm
Major complication of neutropenia?
Infection
Treatment for neutropenia? (3)
- Recombinant hematopoietic growth factors (G-CSF, neupogen)
- Antibiotics
- Supportive care
Reactive leukocytosis is a common reaction to what?
Infectious/inflammatory stimuli
Reactive leukocytosis is classified how?
What particular white cell line is affected
What might reactive leukocytosis mimic?
Leukemia
Neutrophils are distributed in what five pools?
- Precursor pool
- Storage pool
- Marginating pool
- Circulating pool
- Tissue pool
Bone marrow pool is comparable to peripheral blood pool how for neutrophils?
50X peripheral blood pool
Circulating pool of neutrophils is measured by what?
WBC count
Glucocorticoids have what effect on neutrophils?
How is this detected?
Decrease extravasation into tissues
Increased WBC count
Neutrophilic leukocytosis causes (7)
- Acute bacterial infections
- Sterile inflammation by tissue necrosis
- Myeloproliferative disorders
- Malignancy in marrow
- Physiologic response to stress
- Hemorrhage
- Medications
Eosinophilic leukocytosis causes? (5)
- Allergic disorders like asthma
- Skin diseases (dermatitis)
- Parasites
- Drug reactions
- Hodgkin/Non-hodgkin lymphomas
Basophilic leukocytosis cause? 1
Indicates myseloproliferative disease
Monocytosis cause? 3
- Chronic infections (TB, endocarditis, rickettsia, malaria
- Collagen vascular disease (SLE)
- Inflamatory bowel disease
Lymphocytosis causes? 3
- With monocytosis in chronic immune disease
- Viral infections
- Bordatella pertussis
Leukoerythroblastosis means what?
Presence of nucleated RBC’s and left shift of the neutrophils (immature neutrophils in blood)
Toxic change in PMN’s in neutrophilia? 3
Toxic granulation
Dohle bodies
Cytoplasmic vacuoles
Infectious mononucleosis is seen in what population?
Adolescents and young adults
Cause of infectious mono? 2
B-cell lymphocytotropic EBV
CMV
Symptoms of EBV? (7)
- Fever
- Sore throat
- Generalized lymphadenitis
- Atypical lymphocytes in peripheral blood
- Lymph node changes
- Splenomegaly
- Hepatitis
Reactive lymphocytosis may resemble what other disease?
Leukemia
Lymph node changes in infectious mono may mimic what?
Lymphoma
Diagnosis of infectious mono? (3)
- Lymphocytosis with atypical cells
- Positive monospot test
- Specific antibodies for EBV
How long does infectious mono last?
4-6 weeks
Reactive lymphadenitis is defined how?
Immune response against foreign antigens with lymph node enlargement
Acute nonspecific lymphadenitis may be localized where?
Or generalized why?
Local = Focal infection
Generalized = Systemic viral infection or bacteremia
Usual etiology of acute non-spec lymphadenitis?
Leads to what histologic change?
Bacterial
Follicular hyperplasia with large germinal centers
Main symptom of acute nonspecific lymphadenitis?
Nodes affected are enlarged and painful with abscess penetrating to the skin
Two special kinds of acute nonspecific lymphadenitis?
- Bubos
2. Scrofula
What are bubos?
Enlarged lymph nodes most often associated with bubonic plague
What is scrofula?
Cervical lymphadenitis caused by mycobacteria
Adult cause of scrofula?
Children cause?
Adult = M. tuberculosis Kids = Atypical tuberculosis
Chronic nonspecific lymphadenitis has what three forms?
- Follicular hyperplasia
- Paracortical hyperplasia
- Sinus histiocytosis
Causes of paracortical hyperplasia? (3)
- Virus like mono
- Post vaccination
- Dilantin
Are lymph nodes painful in chronic nonspecific lymphadenitis?
Where are the main sites?
No
Inguinal and axillary
Cat scratch fever is caused by what?
Bartonell ahenselae
Symptoms of cat scratch fever (2)?
- Regional lymphadenopathy
2. Stellate necrotizing granulomas
Diagnosis of cat scratch fever? 3
- Exposure to cats
- Clinical findings
- Positive skin test
Lymphoid neoplasms are derived from what?
Lynphocytes and their precursors
4 types of lymphoid neoplasms?
- Acute leukemias (immature lymphocytes ALL)
- Chronic leukemias (mature lymphocytes CLL)
- Plasma cell dyscrasias (multiple myeloma)
- Lymphomas (H and Non-H)
Myeloid neoplasms are derived from what?
Stem cell that gives rise to granulocytes, RBC’s, platelets
2 types o fmyeloid neoplasms?
- Acute leukemias (AML)
2. Chronic disorders
Histiocytic neoplasms are proliferations of what?
Histiocytes (macrophages) and dendritic cells
Main histiocytic neoplasm?
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
6 causes of neoplastic disorders?
- Chromosomal tranlocations/Oncogenes
- Inherited genetic factors
- Viruses
- Localized chronic immune stimulation
- Iatrogenic factors
- Smoking
How does the mutation of proto-oncogenes occur
Errors in lymphoid cells during antigen receptor gene rearrangement and diversification/antibody development
Oncoproteins have what 2 effects?
- Block normal maturation
2. Give inappropriate proliferative signals
Development of neoplasia requires what?
Combination of multiple genetic lesions
Inherited genetic factors are seen in what two neoplastic disorders? 2
Down’s syndrome (ALL)
Fanconi anemia
3 viruses and the WBC neoplasm they cause
- HTLV-1 –> Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
- EBV: Burkitt, Hodgkin, B-cell lymphomas
- KSHV/HHV8: B-cell primary effusion lymphoma
Environmental factors that cause WBC neoplasms? 2
- H. pylori –> Gastric B cell lymphoma
2. Gluten sensitive enteropathy –> Intestinal T-cell lymphomas
Iatrogenic factors include what? (2)
Radiation
Chemotherapy