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Revision as of 17:06, 17 August 2010
The lymph node, abbreviated LN, is very important in pathology. It is the site of mets and may be the site of a primary lesion, i.e. lymphoma.
Haematopathology and lymphoma is dealt with in the haematopathology article. This article covers the basics of lymph nodes. Lymph node pathology is dealt with in the lymph node pathology article.
Clinical
Normal (clinical)
- Round.
- "Soft".
- Mobile.
Pathologic (clinical) - associations
- Rubbery = suggestive of lymphoma.
- Tender (hurts when ya touch it) = suggestive of infection.
- Fixed (immobile) = suggestive of cancer, usually carcinoma.
- Hard = suggestive of cancer.
- "Large" - cancer or infection.
- What qualifies for "large" depends on the location in the body.
Radiologic
- Ellipical (as opposed to spherical) = may be cancer.
- "Large" = could be cancer or infection.
- What qualifies for "large" depends on the location in the body.
Gross pathologic exam
Normal:
- Firm (relative to adipose tissue).
- Glistening surface when cut.
Pathologic:
- White lesions, especially irregular = suggestive of carcinoma.
- White, glistening, with lobulated surface - "fish flesh" = suggestive of lymphoma.
- Subtle lobulation (~1 mm) on section suggestive of follicular lymphoma.[1]
LN architecture
Lymph node architecture (superficial to deep):[2]
- Capsule.
- Subcapsular sinus.
- Place where metastatic cells often are found.
- In a normal LN the vessels should be "open", i.e. have a discernible lumen.
- Cortex:
- Follicles (superficial).
- Paracortex (deep).
- Cortical sinuses.
- Medulla:
- Medullary cords.
- Medullary sinuses.
Notes:
- Trabeculae - segment the LN radially, i.e. are spoke-like structures.
LN follicles
Types of follicles:[3]
- Primary follicle - no germinal center (pale area).
- Secondary follicle - have a germinal center (pale area) and mantle zone (rim of darker staining lymphocytes).
Germinal centre
Architecture:
- Paler at capsular aspect.
- Darker at medullary aspect.
Location and cell types
Germinal centers:[4]
- Site of B lymphocyte proliferation; follicle center cells.
- Centroblasts - usually superficial aspect. (??? deeper ???)
- Darker, larger, nucleoli.
- Centrocytes (mid germinal center).
- Cells with cleavage.
- Centrocytes (transforming to immunoblasts) - usually deeper aspect. (??? superficial ???)
- Cells with cleavage.
- Centroblasts - usually superficial aspect. (??? deeper ???)
- Tingible body macrophages - mid germinal center.
- Follicular dendritic cells.
Paracortex:[5]
- Site of T lymphocytes.
- Interdigitating dendritic cell.
Medullary cords (site of immunoglobulin synthesis):
- B lymphocytes.
- Plasma cells.
Mantle zone:
- Memory B cells.
B cell cycle
B cell cycle/maturation:[4]
- Centroblast (CB):
- Appearance:[6]
- Large cells.
- Round nucleus, dark.
- Nucleolus (nucleoli).
- Mitotically active.
- Location:
- Medullary aspect of germinal center.
- Appearance:[6]
- Centrocytes (CC), AKA cleaved cells.
- Appearance:
- Cleaved nucleus
- NOT mitotically active.
- Location:
- Mid germinal center.
- Appearance:
- Immunoblasts or memory B cells.
- Appearance:
- Small lymphocytes.
- Location:
- Peripheral blood, mantle zone.
- Appearance:
Notes:
- Immunoblasts may be T cells or B cells; it is not possible to tell on morphologic grounds, i.e. without IHC.
- Memory device: centrocytes are light (it nearly rhymes).
Image:
Cell types
Follicular dendritic cells:[7]
- Classically found in pairs.
- Large nucleus with:
- Basketweave chromatin pattern.
- Small central nucleolus.
Lymphocytes
- See B cell cycle section.
Cell types - table
| Cell | Location | Key feature | Other morphologic | IHC | Other | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centroblast | germinal center | nucleolus | large cell, darker staining | CD10+, BCL6+ ??? | other ? | image ? |
| Centrocyte | germinal center | cleavage | small cell, light staining | CD10+, BCL6+ ??? | other ? | image ? |
| Follicular dendritic cell (FDC) | germinal center | mesh-like chromatin, usu. beside another one | large cell | CD21+, CD23+ | other ? | image ? |
| Tingible body macrophage | germinal center | abundant bubbly pale cytoplasm (with junk) | large cell | CD68+ | other ? | image ? |
See also
References
- ↑ DB. 5 August 2010.
- ↑ Young, Barbara; Lowe, James S.; Stevens, Alan; Heath, John W.; Deakin, Philip J. (2000). Wheaters Functional Histology (4th ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 206-8. ISBN 978-0004881973.
- ↑ Young, Barbara; Lowe, James S.; Stevens, Alan; Heath, John W.; Deakin, Philip J. (2000). Wheaters Functional Histology (4th ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 208. ISBN 978-0004881973.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Young, Barbara; Lowe, James S.; Stevens, Alan; Heath, John W.; Deakin, Philip J. (2000). Wheaters Functional Histology (4th ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 210. ISBN 978-0004881973.
- ↑ Young, Barbara; Lowe, James S.; Stevens, Alan; Heath, John W.; Deakin, Philip J. (2000). Wheaters Functional Histology (4th ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 211. ISBN 978-0004881973.
- ↑ URL: http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/hematology/HessEDD/BenignHematologicDisorders/normal-hematopoietic-cells/Secondary-lymphoid-organs-and-tissues.cfm. Accessed on: 31 January 2010.
- ↑ Wright CA, Nayler SJ, Leiman G (August 1997). "Cytopathology of follicular dendritic cell tumors". Diagn. Cytopathol. 17 (2): 138–42. PMID 9258622. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/57062/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0.