WBC Disorders Flashcards

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Lymphoma

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Hodgkin & Non-Hodgkin
Malignant proliferation of lymphoid tissue
May spread to solid tissue, BM, blood

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Leukemia

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Acute & Chronic
Myeloid & Lymphoid
Malignant proliferation of BM spilling into blood
May spread to solid tissue (typically liver & spleen)

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3
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Main cell involved in Hodgkin lymphoma

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Reed-sternberg cell

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Where does Hodgkin lymphoma arise?

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In lymph node

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5
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Is Hodgkin lymphoma curable?

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Yes, highly

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Hodgkin lymphoma (ages affected, occurance)

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15-30, >50 y.o.

9,000 cases/yr

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Hodgkin lymphoma (symptoms, diagnosis)

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Painless lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly

Biopsy to find RS cells (owl-eye nuclei), Ebstein-Barr virus often present

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Hodgkin lymphoma (spread)

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Lymph nodes – spleen – liver – BM

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Hodgkin lymphoma (staging)

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I - Tumor in 1 or 2 sites ipsilateral to diaphragm
II - >2 tumors ipsilateral to diaphragm
III - Tumor on both sides of diaphragm in lymph node, spleen, or Waldeyer’s ring
IV - Tumor in any other organ site (lung, BM)

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Hodgkin lymphoma (survival rate)

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Stage I or II = 100% 5 yr survival

Stage IV = 50% 5 yr survival

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“B” signs/symptoms

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Seen in stage III & IV Hodgkin lymphoma and 30% of NHL px

Fever, weight loss, night sweats

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Hodgkin lymphoma (Tx)

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High stage - Chemotherapy

Low stage - Chemotherapy & Radiotherapy

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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (ages affected, occurance)

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Higher risk > 40 y.o.

71,000 cases/yr

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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (origin)

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30% arise extranodally

85% are of B cell origin

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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (symptoms)

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Painless LN enlargement
B symptoms in 30%
Freq. immune abnormalities
Splenomegaly
May involve GI, bones, CNS
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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (classification)

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Growth pattern - Nodular (better) vs Diffuse (worse)

Cell size - Small (better) vs Large (worse)

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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (staging)

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Exception to rule

Prognosis based more on subtype than stage

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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (Tx)

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Chemotherapy
Radiation if very localized
BM transplant

19
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Forms of leukemia

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ALL
AML
CLL
CML

20
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Acute leukemia (features)

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Rapidly fatal
Suvival = months
Mostly blasts
Typically inc. WBC
BM >20% blasts
21
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Chronic leukemia (features)

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Indolent
Survival = years
Mostly mature cells
Typically inc. WBC
BM blasts usually not inc.
22
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ALL (age, major cell type)

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<15 y.o.

Primitive lymphoid cells

23
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ALL (features, tx, prognosis)

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Both B & T types
Thrombocytopenia, lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly
Chemotherapy (BM tranplant if relapse)
Children good prognosis, adults bad

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AML (age, major cell type)

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Adults
Primitive myeloid cells
AUER RODS

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AML (features, tx, prognosis)

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Swollen interdental papillae, inc. WBC, anemia, thrombocytopenia
Chemotherapy
70% px remission, but many relapse

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CLL (age, major cell type)

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>60 y.o.
Mature lymphocytes (typically B)
27
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CLL (features, tx, prognosis)

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Inc. WBC, anemia, thrombocytopenia, splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy
Chemotherapy
All cases eventually terminate to higher grade leukemia or lymphoma

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CML (age, major cell type)

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?

Immature granulocytes

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CML (features, tx, prognosis)

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Assoc. w/ Philadelphia chrom t(9;22)
Inc. WBC, anemia, thrombocytopenia, splenomegaly
Chemotherapy targeting bcr-abl tyrosine kinase (fused molecules) - (BM transplant is used in relapse)

30
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Plasmocytoma

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Multiple myeloma that occurs in a single site

31
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Multiple myeloma (age, major cell type)

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Affects middle age-elderly

Monoclonal plasma cells (Terminally diff. B cells)

32
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Types of plasma cell proliferations

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Polyclonal (reactive) - Kappa AND Lambda chains

Monoclonal (multiple myeloma) - Kappa OR Lambda chains

33
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Multiple myeloma (features)

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Multiple lytics bone lesions w/ hypercalcemia
Bence-Jones proteinuria
Renal failure, infections

34
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Multiple myeloma (tx, prognosis)

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Chemotherapy, BM transplant, Radiotherapy, Anti-resorptive tx
Variable, but usually 5-6 yr survival