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| Caption = DLBCL - cytology.
| Caption = DLBCL - cytology.
| Micro = large lymphoid cells (2-3x RBC), nucleolus
| Micro = large lymphoid cells (>=2x resting lymphocyte), nucleolus, sheeting architecture
| Subtypes =  
| Subtypes =  
| LMDDx =  
| LMDDx = [[follicular lymphoma]], [[Hodgkin lymphoma]], [[PTLD]], primary effusion lymphoma, carcinoma
| Stains =  
| Stains =  
| IHC = CD20+, CD10+, BCL6+, CD45  
| IHC = CD20+, CD10+/-, BCL6+/-, CD45+
| EM =  
| EM =  
| Molecular =  
| Molecular = t(14;18)(q32;q21)/IGH-BCL2 - esp. when arising from follicular lymphoma
| IF =  
| IF =  
| Gross =  
| Gross =  
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| Signs =  
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| Prevalence =  
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| Bloodwork =  
| Bloodwork = +/- cytopenia
| Rads =  
| Rads = lymphadenopathy
| Endoscopy =  
| Endoscopy =  
| Prognosis =  
| Prognosis = poor
| Other =  
| Other =  
| ClinDDx = metastatic carcinoma, reactive lymphadenopathy, infective lymphadenopathy}}
| ClinDDx = metastatic carcinoma, reactive lymphadenopathy, infective lymphadenopathy}}
'''Diffuse large B cell lymphoma''', abbreviated '''DLBCL''', is a very common [[lymphoma]] with a poor prognosis.
'''Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma''', abbreviated '''DLBCL''', is a very common [[lymphoma]] with a poor prognosis.


==General==
==General==
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*Most common form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (in the USA).<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_321>{{Ref PCPBoD8|321}}</ref>
*Most common form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (in the USA).<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_321>{{Ref PCPBoD8|321}}</ref>
*Most common lymphoma of the [[spleen]].<ref name=pmid22924843>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Shimizu-Kohno | first1 = K. | last2 = Kimura | first2 = Y. | last3 = Kiyasu | first3 = J. | last4 = Miyoshi | first4 = H. | last5 = Yoshida | first5 = M. | last6 = Ichikawa | first6 = R. | last7 = Niino | first7 = D. | last8 = Ohshima | first8 = K. | title = Malignant lymphoma of the spleen in Japan: a clinicopathological analysis of 115 cases. | journal = Pathol Int | volume = 62 | issue = 9 | pages = 577-82 | month = Sep | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2012.02844.x | PMID = 22924843 }}</ref>
*Most common lymphoma of the [[spleen]].<ref name=pmid22924843>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Shimizu-Kohno | first1 = K. | last2 = Kimura | first2 = Y. | last3 = Kiyasu | first3 = J. | last4 = Miyoshi | first4 = H. | last5 = Yoshida | first5 = M. | last6 = Ichikawa | first6 = R. | last7 = Niino | first7 = D. | last8 = Ohshima | first8 = K. | title = Malignant lymphoma of the spleen in Japan: a clinicopathological analysis of 115 cases. | journal = Pathol Int | volume = 62 | issue = 9 | pages = 577-82 | month = Sep | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2012.02844.x | PMID = 22924843 }}</ref>
*Obesity is a risk factor.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Castillo | first1 = JJ. | last2 = Ingham | first2 = RR. | last3 = Reagan | first3 = JL. | last4 = Furman | first4 = M. | last5 = Dalia | first5 = S. | last6 = Mitri | first6 = J. | title = Obesity is associated with increased relative risk of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a meta-analysis of observational studies. | journal = Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk | volume = 14 | issue = 2 | pages = 122-30 | month = Apr | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1016/j.clml.2013.10.005 | PMID = 24360912 }}</ref>
*Suscepibility loci located on 6p, 2p and 8q.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Cerhan | first1 = JR. | last2 = Berndt | first2 = SI. | last3 = Vijai | first3 = J. | last4 = Ghesquières | first4 = H. | last5 = McKay | first5 = J. | last6 = Wang | first6 = SS. | last7 = Wang | first7 = Z. | last8 = Yeager | first8 = M. | last9 = Conde | first9 = L. | title = Genome-wide association study identifies multiple susceptibility loci for diffuse large B cell lymphoma. | journal = Nat Genet | volume = 46 | issue = 11 | pages = 1233-8 | month = Nov | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1038/ng.3105 | PMID = 25261932 }}</ref>


==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==
Features:<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_321>{{Ref PCPBoD8|321}}</ref><ref name=Ref_PBoD676>{{Ref PBoD|676 (???)}}</ref>
Features:<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_321>{{Ref PCPBoD8|321}}</ref><ref name=Ref_PBoD676>{{Ref PBoD|676 (???)}}</ref>
*Large lymphoid cells:
*Large lymphoid cells:
**2-4x the diameter of a small lymphocytes.
**>= 2x the diameter of a small lymphocytes.
**Marked cell-to-cell variation in size and shape.  
**Marked cell-to-cell variation in size and shape.  
**Cytoplasm usually basophilic and moderate in abundance.  
**Cytoplasm usually basophilic and moderate in abundance.  
**+/-Prominent nucleoli, may be peripheral and/or multiple.  
**+/-Prominent nucleoli, may be peripheral and/or multiple.  
*'''Not''' follicular - nodular arrangement.
*'''Not''' follicular/nodular arrangement.
**Follicular arrangement = [[follicular lymphoma]].
**Follicular arrangement = [[follicular lymphoma]].


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*Large bizarre cells can occasionally mimic Reed-Sternberg cells, seen in [[Hodgkin lymphoma]].
*Large bizarre cells can occasionally mimic Reed-Sternberg cells, seen in [[Hodgkin lymphoma]].


Images:
===Differential diagnosis===
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diffuse_large_B_cell_lymphoma_-_cytology_low_mag.jpg DLBCL - cytology (WC)].
*[[Carcinoma]] - esp. [[small cell carcinoma]].
*[[Anaplastic large cell lymphoma]] (ALCL).
*[[Follicular lymphoma]].
**If a nodular architecture is present it is follicular lymphoma.
*[[Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder]] (PTLD) - in organ transplant recipients.
*Primary effusion lymphoma - seen in [[HIV]] infections.
*Mixed cellularity [[Hodgkin lymphoma]] - esp. for T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B cell lymphoma.
*B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and classical Hodgkin lymphoma.<ref name=pmid22222636>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Gualco | first1 = G. | last2 = Natkunam | first2 = Y. | last3 = Bacchi | first3 = CE. | title = The spectrum of B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and classical Hodgkin lymphoma: a description of 10 cases. | journal = Mod Pathol | volume =  | issue =  | pages =  | month = Jan | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1038/modpathol.2011.200 | PMID = 22222636 | URL = http://www.nature.com/modpathol/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/modpathol2011200a.html }}</ref>
*Other [[small round cell tumours]].


===Images===
<gallery>
Image: Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (1) tonsil.jpg | DLBCL. (WC/KGH)
Image: Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (2) tonsil.jpg | DLBCL. (WC/KGH)
Image: Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (3) tonsil.jpg | DLBCL. (WC/KGH)
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image: DLBCL of testis - 2 -- intermed mag.jpg | DLBCL (testis) - intermed. mag. (WC)
Image: DLBCL of testis - 2 -- high mag.jpg | DLBCL (testis) - high mag. (WC)
Image: DLBCL of testis - 2 -- very high mag.jpg | DLBCL (testis) - very high mag. (WC)
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Diffuse_large_B_cell_lymphoma_-_cytology_low_mag.jpg | DLBCL - cytology (WC)
</gallery>


==Special DLBCL subtypes==
===Special subtypes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma===
*[[Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma]] (PMBL) - esp. in young adults.
*[[Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma]] (PMBL) - esp. in young adults.
*T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B cell lymphoma.
*T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B cell lymphoma.
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*Plasmablastic lymphoma.
*Plasmablastic lymphoma.
*LBCL arising in [[HHV-8]] associated multicentric [[Castleman disease]].
*LBCL arising in [[HHV-8]] associated multicentric [[Castleman disease]].
*Primary effusion lymphoma.
*Primary effusion lymphoma - associated with [[human immunodeficiency virus]].
*Lymphomatoid granulomatosis.
*Lymphomatoid granulomatosis.
==Differential diagnosis==
*Carcinoma.
*[[Anaplastic large cell lymphoma]] (ALCL).
*[[Follicular lymphoma]].
**If a nodular architecture is present it is follicular lymphoma.
*[[Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder]] (PTLD) - in organ transplant recipients.
*Primary effusion lymphoma - seen in [[HIV]] infections.
*Mixed cellularity [[Hodgkin lymphoma]] - esp. for T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B cell lymphoma.
*B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and classical Hodgkin lymphoma.<ref name=pmid22222636>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Gualco | first1 = G. | last2 = Natkunam | first2 = Y. | last3 = Bacchi | first3 = CE. | title = The spectrum of B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and classical Hodgkin lymphoma: a description of 10 cases. | journal = Mod Pathol | volume =  | issue =  | pages =  | month = Jan | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1038/modpathol.2011.200 | PMID = 22222636 | URL = http://www.nature.com/modpathol/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/modpathol2011200a.html }}</ref>


==IHC==
==IHC==
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==="UHN panel"===
===A panel===
*H&E 2 micrometers.
*H&E 2 micrometers.
*CD20 -- B cells.
*CD20 -- B cells.
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*MUM1 -- B cells.
*MUM1 -- B cells.
*CD21 -- highlight FDC networks if present.
*CD21 -- highlight FDC networks if present.
*CD23 -- highlight FDC networks if present.
*[[CD23]] -- highlight FDC networks if present.
*MIB1 -- proliferative rate.
*MIB1 -- proliferative rate.
*EBER -- [[EBV]].
*EBER -- [[EBV]].
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