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This article deals with non-haematologic malignant and non-malignant '''lymph node pathology'''. An introduction to the lymph node is in the ''[[lymph nodes]]'' article. | This article deals with non-haematologic malignant, i.e. metastases, and non-malignant '''lymph node pathology'''. An introduction to the lymph node is in the ''[[lymph nodes]]'' article. | ||
Haematologic malignancies (in lymph nodes) are dealt with in other articles - see ''[[haematopathology]]''. | Haematologic malignancies (in lymph nodes) are dealt with in other articles - see ''[[haematopathology]]'' and ''[[lymphoma]]''. | ||
==Overview== | |||
Clinical: | |||
*Lymphadenopathy. | |||
Differential diagnosis:<ref>URL: [http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case289.html http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case289.html]. Accessed on: 14 January 2012.</ref> | |||
*Infectious - fungal, mycobacterial, viral, protozoal (Toxoplasma), bacterial (Chlamydia, Rickettsia, Bartonella)). | |||
*Neoplastic - lymphoma, carcinoma. | |||
*Endocrine - [[hyperthyroidism]]. | |||
*Trauma. | |||
*Autoimmune - [[SLE]], [[RA]], [[dermatomyositis]]. | |||
*Inflammatory - drugs (phenytoin). | |||
*Idiopathic - [[sarcoidosis]]. | |||
==Overview in a table== | ==Overview in a table== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
! Entity | ! Entity | ||
! Key feature | ! Key feature | ||
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| tingible body macrophages, normal dark/light GC pattern | | tingible body macrophages, normal dark/light GC pattern | ||
| BCL2 -ve | | BCL2 -ve | ||
| infection (Toxoplasmosis, HIV/AIDS), [[Hodgkin's lymphoma]] | | infection ([[Toxoplasmosis]], [[HIV]]/AIDS), [[Hodgkin's lymphoma]] | ||
| image ? | | image ? | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Toxoplasmosis | | [[Lymph node metastasis]] | ||
| foreign cell population, usu. in subcapsular sinuses | |||
| +/-nuclear atypia, +/-malignant architecture | |||
| dependent on tumour type (see ''[[IHC]]'') | |||
| dependent on morphology, [[endometriosis]] (mimics adenocarcinoma), ectopic decidua (mimics [[SCC]]) | |||
| [[Image:Crc_met_to_node1.jpg|thumb|center|125px| CRC metastasis]] [[Image:Breast_carcinoma_in_a_lymph_node.jpg|thumb|center|125px | Breast metastasis]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Progressive transformation of germinal centers]] | |||
| large (atypical) germinal centers | |||
| poorly demarcated germinal center (GC)/mantle zone interfaces, expanded mantle zone | |||
| IHC to r/o ''nodular lymphocyte predominant [[Hodgkin lymphoma]]'' (NLPHL) | |||
| NLPHL, follicular hyperplasia | |||
| [[Image:Progressive transformation_of_germinal_centres_-1-_very_low_mag.jpg|thumb|center|150px | PTGC - very low mag.]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Toxoplasmosis]] | |||
| large follicles; epithelioid cells perifollicular & intrafollicular | | large follicles; epithelioid cells perifollicular & intrafollicular | ||
| reactive GCs, monocytoid cell clusters, epithelioid cells | | reactive GCs, monocytoid cell clusters, epithelioid cells | ||
| IHC | | IHC for toxoplasma | ||
| NSRFH, HIV/AIDS, Hodgkin's lymphoma | | NSRFH, HIV/AIDS, [[Hodgkin's lymphoma]] | ||
| | | [[Image:Toxoplasmosis_lymphadenopathy_-_low_mag.jpg|thumb|center|150px | TL - low mag.]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Kikuchi disease (histiocystic necrotizing lymphadenitis) | | [[Kikuchi disease]] (histiocystic necrotizing lymphadenitis) | ||
| No PMNs | | No PMNs | ||
| histiocytes, necrosis | | histiocytes, [[necrosis]] | ||
| IHC | | IHC for large cell lymphoma (CD30 + others) | ||
| SLE (has (blue) hematoxylin bodies in necrotic areas) | | [[SLE]] (has (blue) hematoxylin bodies in necrotic areas), large cell lymphomas | ||
| [ | | [[Image:Histiocytic_necrotizing_lymphadenitis_-_very_high_mag.jpg |thumb|center|150px| HNL - very high mag.]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Cat-scratch disease | | [[Cat-scratch disease]] | ||
| PMNs in necrotic area | | PMNs in necrotic area | ||
| "stellate" (or serpentine) shaped microabscesses, granulomas | | "stellate" (or serpentine) shaped microabscesses, granulomas | ||
| B. henselae, Dieterle stain | | B. henselae, [[Dieterle stain]] | ||
| HIV/AIDS, NSRFH | | [[HIV]]/AIDS, NSRFH | ||
| [ | | [[Image:Cat_scratch_disease_-_very_low_mag.jpg|thumb|center|150px|Cat scratch - very low mag.]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Dermatopathic lymphadenopathy | | [[Dermatopathic lymphadenopathy]] | ||
| melanin-laden histiocytes | | melanin-laden histiocytes | ||
| histiocytosis | | [[histiocytosis]] | ||
| | | [[S-100]]+ve (interdigitating dendritic cells), CD1a+ve (Langerhans cells) | ||
| | | [[cutaneous T-cell lymphoma]] | ||
| | | [[Image:Dermatopathic_lymphadenopathy_-_intermed_mag.jpg |thumb|center|150px| DL - intermed. mag.]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Kimura disease | | [[Kimura disease]] | ||
| eosinophils | | eosinophils | ||
| angiolymphoid proliferation | | angiolymphoid proliferation (thick-walled blood vessels with [[hobnail]] endothelial cells) | ||
| IHC ? | | IHC ? | ||
| | | [[Langerhans cell histiocytosis]], drug reaction, [[angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia]] | ||
| [ | | [[Image:Kimura_disease_-_very_high_mag.jpg|thumb|center|150px|Kimura disease - very high mag.]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Langerhans cell histiocytosis | | [[Langerhans cell histiocytosis]] | ||
| abundant histiocytes with reniform nuclei | | abundant histiocytes with reniform nuclei | ||
| often prominent eosinophilia | | often prominent eosinophilia | ||
| | | [[S-100]]+, CD1a+ | ||
| Kimura disease (eosinophilia), Rosai-Dorfman disease | | [[Kimura disease]] (eosinophilia), [[Rosai-Dorfman disease]] | ||
| [ | | [[Image:Langerhans_cell_histiocytosis_-_very_high_mag.jpg|thumb|center|150px|LCH - very high mag.]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Rosai-Dorfman disease | | [[Rosai-Dorfman disease]] | ||
| sinus histiocytosis | | sinus histiocytosis | ||
| emperipolesis | | emperipolesis (intact cell within a macrophage) | ||
| | | [[S-100]]+, CD1a- | ||
| Langerhans cell histiocytosis | | Langerhans cell histiocytosis | ||
| [ | | [[Image:Emperipolesis_-_very_high_mag.jpg |thumb|center|150px | RDD - very high mag.]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Systemic lupus erythematosus lymphadenopathy | | [[Systemic lupus erythematosus]] lymphadenopathy | ||
| (blue) hematoxylin bodies | | (blue) hematoxylin bodies | ||
| necrosis, no PMNs | | necrosis, no PMNs | ||
| IHC | | IHC for large cell lymphoma (CD30 + others) | ||
| Kikuchi disease | | [[Kikuchi disease]], large cell [[lymphoma]]s | ||
| [ | | [[Image:Systemic_lupus_erythematosus_lymphadenopathy_-_high_mag.jpg|thumb|center|150px | SLEL - high mag.]] | ||
|- | |||
| [[Castleman disease]], hyaline vascular variant | |||
| thick mantle cell layer with laminar appearance ("onion skin" layering) | |||
| hyaline (pink crap), lollipops (large vessels into GC), no mitoses in GC | |||
| IHC - to r/o [[mantle cell lymphoma]] | |||
| mantle cell lymphoma, [[HIV]]/AIDS | |||
| [[Image:Castleman_disease_-_intermed_mag.jpg|thumb|center|150px | CD - intermed. mag.]] | |||
|- | |||
| Castleman disease, plasma cell variant | |||
| thick mantle cell layer | |||
| sinus perserved, interfollicular plasma cells, mitoses in GC | |||
| [[HHV-8]] | |||
| HIV/AIDS | |||
| image ? | |||
|- | |||
| [[Intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma]] | |||
| spindle cells with nuclear palisading | |||
| [[RBC extravasation]], fibrillary bodies with a central vessel "amianthoid fibers" | |||
| SMA+, cyclin D1+ | |||
| [[schwannoma]] | |||
| [[Image:Intranodal_palisaded_myofibroblastoma_-_very_high_mag.jpg|thumb|center|150px|IPM - very high mag.]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| Germinal center density | | Germinal center density | ||
| well spaced | | well spaced, sinuses open | ||
| crowded | | crowded, sinuses effaced/<br>compressed to nothingness | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Tingible body <br>macrophages | | Tingible body <br>macrophages | ||
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| abnormal | | abnormal | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Lymph node metastasis== | |||
{{Main|Lymph node metastasis}} | |||
==Kaposi sarcoma== | |||
{{Main|Kaposi sarcoma}} | |||
*One of the few non-lymphoid primary lymph node tumours.<ref name=pmid1918406>{{Cite journal | last1 = Bigotti | first1 = G. | last2 = Coli | first2 = A. | last3 = Mottolese | first3 = M. | last4 = Di Filippo | first4 = F. | title = Selective location of palisaded myofibroblastoma with amianthoid fibres. | journal = J Clin Pathol | volume = 44 | issue = 9 | pages = 761-4 | month = Sep | year = 1991 | doi = | PMID = 1918406 | PMC = 496726 }}</ref> | |||
==Melanocytic nevi== | |||
{{Main|Melanocytic lesions}} | |||
:See: ''[[Dermatopathic lymphadenopathy]]''. | |||
*Benign melanocytic nevi can be found in lymph nodes.<ref name=pmid1918406>{{Cite journal | last1 = Bigotti | first1 = G. | last2 = Coli | first2 = A. | last3 = Mottolese | first3 = M. | last4 = Di Filippo | first4 = F. | title = Selective location of palisaded myofibroblastoma with amianthoid fibres. | journal = J Clin Pathol | volume = 44 | issue = 9 | pages = 761-4 | month = Sep | year = 1991 | doi = | PMID = 1918406 | PMC = 496726 }}</ref> | |||
==Progressive transformation of germinal centers== | ==Progressive transformation of germinal centers== | ||
{{Main|Progressive transformation of germinal centers}} | |||
*Abbreviated as ''PTGC''. | *Abbreviated as ''PTGC''. | ||
==Reactive follicular hyperplasia== | ==Reactive follicular hyperplasia== | ||
{{Main|Reactive follicular hyperplasia}} | |||
==Diffuse paracortical hyperplasia== | ==Diffuse paracortical hyperplasia== | ||
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==Sinus histiocytosis== | ==Sinus histiocytosis== | ||
:Should '''not''' be confused with ''[[sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy]]'', also known as Rosai-Dorfman disease. | |||
{{Main|Sinus histiocytosis}} | |||
==Kikuchi disease== | ==Kikuchi disease== | ||
*[[AKA]] ''histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis'' (HNL).<ref name="pmid15570824">{{cite journal |author=Kaushik V, Malik TH, Bishop PW, Jones PH |title=Histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis (Kikuchi's disease): a rare cause of cervical lymphadenopathy |journal=Surgeon |volume=2 |issue=3 |pages=179–82 |year=2004 |month=June |pmid=15570824 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
*AKA ''histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis'' (HNL) | *[[AKA]] ''Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease''. | ||
{{Main|Kikuchi disease}} | |||
==Systemic lupus erythematosus lymphadenopathy== | ==Systemic lupus erythematosus lymphadenopathy== | ||
{{Main|Systemic lupus erythematosus lymphadenopathy}} | |||
==Castleman disease== | ==Castleman disease== | ||
*[[AKA]] ''angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia'', ''giant lymph node hyperplasia''.<ref>URL: [http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/castleman-disease/DS01000 http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/castleman-disease/DS01000]. Accessed on: 17 June 2010.</ref> | *[[AKA]] ''angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia'', ''giant lymph node hyperplasia''.<ref>URL: [http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/castleman-disease/DS01000 http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/castleman-disease/DS01000]. Accessed on: 17 June 2010.</ref> | ||
*Abbreviated '''CD'''. | *Abbreviated '''CD'''. | ||
{{Main|Castleman disease}} | |||
==Cat-scratch disease== | ==Cat-scratch disease== | ||
*[[AKA]] ''cat scratch fever''. | |||
*[[AKA]] '' | {{Main|Cat scratch disease}} | ||
==Toxoplasma lymphadenitis== | ==Toxoplasma lymphadenitis== | ||
{{Main|Toxoplasma}} | |||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Caused by protozoan ''Toxoplasma gondii''. | *Caused by protozoan ''Toxoplasma gondii''. | ||
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***Well-defined cell border - '''important'''. | ***Well-defined cell border - '''important'''. | ||
***Singular nucleus. | ***Singular nucleus. | ||
**Cell clusters usually have interspersed neutrophils. | |||
Images: | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toxoplasmosis_lymphadenopathy_-_low_mag.jpg Toxoplasmosis - low mag. (WC)]. | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toxoplasmosis_lymphadenopathy_-_high_mag.jpg Toxoplasmosis - high mag. (WC)]. | |||
Notes: | Notes: | ||
*Monocytoid cells CD68 -ve. | *Monocytoid cells CD68 -ve. | ||
===IHC=== | |||
*IHC for toxoplasmosis. | |||
==Dermatopathic lymphadenopathy== | ==Dermatopathic lymphadenopathy== | ||
{{Main|Dermatopathic lymphadenopathy}} | |||
==Kimura lymphadenopathy== | ==Kimura lymphadenopathy== | ||
{{Main|Kimura disease}} | |||
==Rosai-Dorfman disease== | |||
* | *Abbreviated ''RDD''. | ||
* | *[[AKA]] ''sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy'', abbreviated ''SHML''. | ||
{{Main|Rosai-Dorfman disease}} | |||
== | ==Langerhans cell histiocytosis== | ||
{{Main|Langerhans cell histiocytosis}} | |||
== | ==Lymph node hyalinization== | ||
*[[AKA]] ''hyalinized lymph node''. | |||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
* | *Benign. | ||
*Associated with aging.<ref name=pmid12973685>{{Cite journal | last1 = Taniguchi | first1 = I. | last2 = Murakami | first2 = G. | last3 = Sato | first3 = A. | last4 = Fujiwara | first4 = D. | last5 = Ichikawa | first5 = H. | last6 = Yajima | first6 = T. | last7 = Kohama | first7 = G. | title = Lymph node hyalinization in elderly Japanese. | journal = Histol Histopathol | volume = 18 | issue = 4 | pages = 1169-80 | month = Oct | year = 2003 | doi = | PMID = 12973685 }}</ref> | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
* | *Hyaline material (acellular pink stuff on H&E) within a [[lymph node]]. | ||
Subdivided into:<ref name=pmid12973685/> | |||
* | *Mediastinal-type. | ||
* | **Usually in medullary sinus. | ||
** | **Onion peel-like appearance. | ||
* | *Pelvic-type hyalinization. | ||
** | **Discrete round, eosinophilic, glassy appearance at low power, whirled/fibrous at high power. | ||
**+/-Calcification. | |||
DDx: | |||
*[ | *[[Amyloidosis]] - cotton candy-like appearance, usu. no calcifications. | ||
Images: | ====Images==== | ||
<gallery> | |||
*[http:// | Image: Hyalinized lymph node -- intermed mag.jpg | Hyalinized LN - intermed. mag. | ||
Image: Hyalinized lymph node - alt -- intermed mag.jpg | Hyalinized LN - intermed. mag. | |||
Image: Hyalinized lymph node -- high mag.jpg | Hyalinized LN - high mag. | |||
Image: Hyalinized lymph node -- very high mag.jpg | Hyalinized LN - very high mag. | |||
</gallery> | |||
www: | |||
*[http://www.flickriver.com/photos/euthman/sets/72157594513987154/ Lymph node with amyloidosis - several images (flickriver.com)]. | |||
=== | ===Sign out=== | ||
* | *Not reported. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Category:Haematopathology]] | [[Category:Haematopathology]] | ||
[[Category:Lymph node pathology|Lymph node pathology]] |
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