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| ==Lymphoma classification== | | ==Lymphoma== |
| Lymphomas can be divided into:
| | {{main|Lymphoma}} |
| *Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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| *Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL).
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| Other categorizations:
| | ==Plasma cell lesions== |
| *T cell lymphomas (rare).
| | :See ''[[lymphoma]]''. |
| *B cell lymphomas (more common).
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| Two most common NHLs:
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| *Follicular lymphoma (FL).
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| *Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
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| ===Lymphoma as a med student===
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| *Acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL) - predominantly in '''smALL''' people, i.e. children.
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| *Acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
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| *Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
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| *Chronic lymphoid leukemia (CLL) - relatively good prognosis.
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| ===Histologic classification=== | |
| #"Size".
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| #Nodularity.
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| ===="Size"====
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| *The single most important factor for classifying lymphomas.
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| *Not really based on size.
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| | "Large"
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| | "Small"
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| | Utility
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| |-
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| | Nucleoli
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| | present
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| | absent
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| | most discriminative
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| | Size
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| | >2x RBC dia.
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| | <2x RBC dia.
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| | moderate
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| |-
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| | Chromatin pattern
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| | "open" (pale)
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| | "closed"
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| | moderate/minimal
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| |-
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| | Cytoplasm
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| | mold-minimal <br>basophilic cytoplasm
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| | scant cytoplasm
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| | minimal
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| ===Histologic terms===
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| *Lymphomas = cells look discohesive, may be difficult to differentiate from poor differentiated carcinoma.
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| *Auer rods = Acute myeloid leukemia.
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| **Granular cytoplasmic rod (0.5-1 x4-6 micrometres).
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| *Reed-Sternberg cells = Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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| **Large cell - very large nucleus.
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| ***Classically binucleated.
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| *Russell bodies = Plasmacytoma (+others).
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| **Eosinophilic, large, homogenous immunoglobulin-containing inclusions.<ref name=pmid3979421>{{cite journal |author=Alanen A, Pira U, Lassila O, Roth J, Franklin RM |title=Mott cells are plasma cells defective in immunoglobulin secretion |journal=Eur. J. Immunol. |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=235–42 |year=1985 |month=March |pmid=3979421 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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| ***''Mott cell'' is a cell that contains Russell bodies.<ref name=pmid3979421/>
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| *Effacement of nodal architecture.
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| *Loss of proliferation centers.
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| ===IHC===
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| ====General====
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| *CD45.
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| **AKA ''common lymphocyte antigen''.
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| **Useful to differentiate from carcinomas (e.g. small cell carcinoma).
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| ====T cell markers====
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| *CD2 -- T cell marker (all T cells).
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| *CD3 -- T cell marker (all T cells).
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| **CD4 -- subset of T cells.
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| **CD8 -- subset of T cells.
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| *CD7 -- often lost first in T cell lymphomas.
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| *CD5 -- +ve in CLL & mantle cell lymphoma.
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| *CD43 -- +ve in mantle cell lymphoma
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| ====B cell markers====
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| *CD20 -- B cell marker.
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| **CD19 -- B cell marker - used for [[flow cytometry]].
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| *PAX-5.
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| *CD79a.
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| *CD10 -- follicule center.
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| *BCL-6.
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| *BCL-2.
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| ====Follicular dendritic cells====
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| *CD23 -- follicular dendritic cells.
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| *CD21 -- follicular dendritic cells.
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| ====Hodgkin's lymphoma====
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| =====Classic=====
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| *CD30 -- Hodgkin's lymphoma (most sensitive).
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| *CD15.
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| ==Hodgkin's lymphoma==
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| {{main|Hodgkin's lymphoma}}
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| ===General===
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| *Abbreviated ''HL''.
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| ===Microscopic===
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| By definition, HL has Reed-Sternberg cells (RSCs).
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| ====Classical HL====
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| Features (classic HL):
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| *Reed-Sternberg cell.
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| **Large binucleated cell.
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| ***May be multinucleated.
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| ***May have a horseshoe-like shape.
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| **Macronucleolus - approximately the size of a RBC (~8 micrometers).
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| **Well-defined cell border.
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| Notes:
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| *Large mononuclear cells are common (so called "mononuclear RSCs") but not diagnostic.
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| Images (classic HL):
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| *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hodgkin_lymphoma_cytology_large.jpg HL mixed cellularity - cytology (WC)].
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| *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hodgkin_lymphoma_cytology_small.jpg HL mixed cellularity - cytology (WC)].
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| *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hodgkin_lymphoma_%281%29_mixed_cellulary_type.jpg HL mixed cellularity (WC)].
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| =====Subtypes=====
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| There are four CHL subtypes:<ref name=Ref_WMSP567>{{Ref WMSP|567}}</ref>
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| #Nodular sclerosis CHL - ~70% of CHL.
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| #*Mixed cellular background - T cell, plasma cells, eosinophils, neutrophils and histiocytes.
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| #*Nodular sclerosing fibrosis - thick strands fibrosis.
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| #Mixed cellularity CHL - ~20-25% of CHL.
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| #*Like nodular sclerosis - but no fibrosis.
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| #*May be associated with HIV infection.<ref name=pmid20138008>{{cite journal |author=Sissolak G, Sissolak D, Jacobs P |title=Human immunodeficiency and Hodgkin lymphoma |journal=Transfus. Apher. Sci. |volume=42 |issue=2 |pages=131–9 |year=2010 |month=April |pmid=20138008 |doi=10.1016/j.transci.2010.01.008 |url=}}</ref>
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| #Lymphocyte-rich CHL - rare.
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| #*T lymphocytes only (no mix of cells).
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| #Lymphocyte-depleted CHL - rare.
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| #*May be associated with HIV infection.<ref name=pmid20138008/>
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| Memory device:
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| *The subtypes prevalence is in reverse alphabetical order.
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| ====Nodular lymphocyte-predominant HL====
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| Features (nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's lymphoma):
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| *''Popcorn cell'' (previously known as ''Lymphocytic & histiocytic'' cell (L&H cell)<ref name=pmid9499174>{{cite journal |author=Küppers R, Rajewsky K, Braeuninger A, Hansmann ML |title=L&H cells in lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's disease |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=338 |issue=11 |pages=763–4; author reply 764–5 |year=1998 |month=March |pmid=9499174 |doi=10.1056/NEJM199803123381113 |url=}}</ref>) - variant of RSC:
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| **Cells (relatively) small (compared to classic RSCs).
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| **Lobulated nucleus - '''key feature'''.
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| **Small nucleoli.
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| *Subtle nodularity at low power (2.5x or 5x objective).
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| Images (NLPHL):
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| *[http://webpathology.com/image.asp?case=388&n=16 Popcorn cell (webpathology.com)].
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| *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Popcorn_cell_in_nodular_lymphocyte_predominant_Hodgkin_lymphoma_-_very_high_mag_cropped.jpg Popcorn cell (WC)].
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| ==Follicular lymphoma==
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| {{main|Small cell lymphomas}}
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| ==Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma==
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| {{main|Diffuse large B cell lymphoma}}
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| ===General===
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| *Abbreviated ''DLBCL''.
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| ===Microscopic===
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| Features:<ref name=Ref_PBoD676>{{Ref PBoD|676 (???)}}</ref>
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| *Large cells -- 4-5 times the diameter of a small lymphocytes.
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| *Typically have marked cell-to-cell variation in size and shape.
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| *Cytoplasm usu. basophilic and moderate in abundance.
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| *+/-Prominent nucleoli, may be peripheral and/or multiple.
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| Notes:
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| *Large bizarre cells can occasionally mimic Reed-Sternberg cells, seen in [[Hodgkin lymphoma]].
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| ==Burkitt's lymphoma==
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| {{main|Burkitt lymphoma}}
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| ===General===
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| *Abbreviated ''BL''.
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| *Subtyped by etiology.
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| ===Microscopic===
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| Features:
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| *"Starry-sky pattern":
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| **The ''stars'' in the pattern are: tingible-body macrophages.
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| ***''Tingible-body macrophages'' = macrophages containing apoptotic tumour cells.
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| **The tumour cells are the sky.
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| *Tumour cells:<ref name=pmid12610094>{{cite journal |author=Bellan C, Lazzi S, De Falco G, Nyongo A, Giordano A, Leoncini L |title=Burkitt's lymphoma: new insights into molecular pathogenesis |journal=J. Clin. Pathol. |volume=56 |issue=3 |pages=188–92 |year=2003 |month=March |pmid=12610094 |pmc=1769902 |doi= |url=http://jcp.bmj.com/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=12610094}}</ref>
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| **Medium-sized (~1.5-2x the size of a RBC) with uniform size ("monotonous") -- '''key feature'''.
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| **Round nucleus.
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| **Small nucleoli.
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| **Relatively abundant cytoplasm.
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| **Brisk mitotic rate.
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| Image: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Burkitt_lymphoma,_H%26E.jpg Starry-sky pattern - Ed Uthman (WC)].
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| ==Plasmacytoma==
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| ===General===
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| *[[AKA]] ''plasma cell myleoma''.
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| *Malignancy derived from the plasma cells.
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| *Histologic component of ''multiple myeloma''; to diagnose multiple myeloma other (non-pathology) criteria are needed.
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| *Prognosis: poor.
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| ===Microscopic===
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| Features:
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| *Abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm.
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| *Eccentrically placed nucleus.
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| **Usually with "clock face" morphology.
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| ***"Clock face" morphology = chromatin clumps around the edge of the nucleus, like the numbers on a clock face.
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| **May have nucleoli.
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| *Russell bodies:
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| **Eosinophilic, large (10-15 micrometres), homogenous immunoglobulin-containing inclusions.
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| ***Images: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Russell_bodies_2_high_mag_mini.jpg Russell bodies (WC)], [http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/hematology/hessimages/russell-bodies-website-arrow.jpg Russell bodies (healthsystem.virginia.edu)], [http://www.pathguy.com/lectures/russ2.jpg Russell bodies - several in one cell (pathguy.com)].
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| *Dutcher bodies - intranuclear crystalline rods.
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| **Dutcher bodies are ''PAS stain'' +ve.<ref>URL: [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Dutcher+bodies+in+chronic+synovitis-a083551789 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Dutcher+bodies+in+chronic+synovitis-a083551789]. Accessed on: 4 August 2010.</ref>
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| **Image [http://ashimagebank.hematologylibrary.org/cgi/content/full/2003/0227/100629 Dutcher bodies (hematologylibrary.org)].
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| *Prominent ''perinuclear hof'' - cytoplasmic crescent shaped lucency adjacent to the nuclear membrane (due to large Golgi apparatus); nucleus has a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bib_%28garment%29 "bib"].
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| Images:
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| *[http://ashimagebank.hematologylibrary.org/cgi/content/full/2004/0126/100984 Various images (hematologylibrary.org)].
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| *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plasmacytoma1.jpg Plasmacytoma (WC)].
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| DDx:
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| *Neuroendocrine carcinoma - nucleus often has a plasmacytoid (plasma cell-like) appearance.
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| ==Acute myeloid leukemia==
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| ===General===
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| *May afflicits young adult.
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| *Males>females.
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| ===Complications===
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| *Chloroma - soft tissue mass.
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| *Leukostasis.
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| **Occurs - lungs and brain.<ref>AML. Harrison's 16th Ed.</ref>
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| *Hyperviscosity syndrome.
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| *Spontaneous bleeding with low platelet counts.
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| ===Classification===
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| There are two classifications:
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| #FAB (French-American-British) - based on histologic appearance/maturation.
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| #WHO classification.
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| ===Histology===
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| *Auer rods - not required to diagnose.<ref>AG. 8 July, 2009.</ref>
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| **Cytoplasmic granular rods in blast cells.
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| ***Dimensions: approx. 0.5-1 x 4-6 micrometres.
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| **Images: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Auer_rods.PNG Auer rods (WP)], [http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/hematology/HessImages/Acute-myelogenous-leukemia-M4-100x-Auer-rods-website-arrow.jpg Auer rods (virginia.edu)].
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| ==Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma==
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| ===Microscopic===
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| Features:
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| *Clear cytoplasm.
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| *"Empty" sinus; subcapsular sinuses "open".
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| ===IHC===
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| *CD7 -ve.
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| *CD20 +ve.
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| *TIA-1 -ve.
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| ==Anaplastic large cell lymphoma==
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| ===General===
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| *Abbreviated '''ALCL'''.
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| *May look a lot like a carcinoma.
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| **Often subcapsular in LNs.
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| *Usually T-cell derived.
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| *Alk IHC:
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| ** +ve = good prognosis.
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| ** -ve = bad prognosis.
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| DDx:
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| *Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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| ===Microscopic===
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| Features:
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| *Large cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm.
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| *Usu. appear cohesive.
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| *May be subcapsular.
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| *Large multinucleated cell - "wreath cell" - '''key feature'''.
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| ===IHC===
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| Features:
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| *Variable CD30 +ve. (???)
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| *CD45 +ve. (???)
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| ==Table of B-cell lymphoma==
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| Small cell lymphomas:
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| ! Name
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| ! Location
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| ! Size of cells
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| ! IHC
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| ! Translocations
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| ! Clinical
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| ! Other
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| |-
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| | Follicular lymphoma
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| | Follicle
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| | Small, centrocytes, centroblasts
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| | CD10+, bcl-6+<ref name=Ref_Lester95>{{Ref Lester|95}}</ref>
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| | t(14,18)
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| | Clinical ?
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| | Other ?
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| |-
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| | Mantle cell lymphoma
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| | Mantle zone
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| | Small
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| | CD5+, CD23-, CD43+, cyclin D1+<ref name=Ref_Lester95>{{Ref Lester|95}}</ref>
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| | t(11;14)(q13;q32)<ref>URL: [http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/Anomalies/t1114ID2021.html http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/Anomalies/t1114ID2021.html]. Accessed on: 10 August 2010.</ref>
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| | Clinical ?
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| | Other ?
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| |-
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| | Marginal zone lymphoma (MALT)
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| | Marginal zone
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| | Small
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| | CD21+, CD11c+, CD5-, CD23-<ref name=Ref_Lester95>{{Ref Lester|95}}</ref>
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| | Translocations
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| | Clinical
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| | Other
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| |-
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| | Precursor lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia
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| | Location ?
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| | Small
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| | CD10+, CD5-, TdT+, CD99+<ref name=Ref_Lester95>{{Ref Lester|95}}</ref>
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| | Translocations ?
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| | Clinical ?
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| | Other ?
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| |}
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| Medium and large cell lymphomas:
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| ! Name
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| ! Location
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| ! Size of cells
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| ! IHC
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| ! Translocations
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| ! Clinical
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| ! Other
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| |-
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| | Burkitt's lymphoma
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| | Follicle
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| | Large cells
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| | CD10, bcl-6
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| | t(8;14) (q24;q32)
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| | Rapid growth
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| | "Starry sky"
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| |-
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| | Diffuse large B cell lymphoma
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| | Follicle (?)
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| | Large 4-5X of lymphocyte
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| | MIB-1 >40%
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| | none/like follicular l.
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| | Poor prognosis
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| | Common among lymphomas
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| |-
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| | Name
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| | Location
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| | Size of cells
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| | IHC
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| | Translocations
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| | Clinical
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| | Other
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| |}
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| ==Cytometry - population cell marker quantification== | | ==Cytometry - population cell marker quantification== |