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1
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What are the 3 classes of chronic lymphoid neoplasms?

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  • Chronic Leukemias
  • Lymphomas
  • Plasma Cell Disorders
2
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What are the most common chronic leukemias?

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  • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

- Small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL)

3
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What are the rarer types of chronic leukemias?

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Hairy cell leukemia

4
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What do B-cell neoplasms tend to express as biomarkers?

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CD20, CD5 (pan T-cell marker) and CD23

5
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What is the most common leukemia of adults in the Western world?

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CLL

6
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What is the typical patient of CLL/SLL?

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Older patients - around 60 years of age

7
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What mutation indicates a favorable outcome for CLL/SLL?

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IGH

8
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What is seen on microscopic evaluation of CLL and SLL?

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Peripheral blood shows typical small lymphocytes with scant cytoplasm some smear may show disrupted tumor cells (smudge cells)

9
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Why are there smudge cells on blood smear of CLL?

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CLL cells are more fragile and will be smudged in the process of the smear

10
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What is seen under the microscope in hairy cell leukemia?

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Cells have cytoplasmic projections (hair like)

11
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What is the most common patient population for hairy cell leukemia and what is their typical presentation?

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Usually middle aged men presenting with pancytopenia, monocytopenia, splenomegaly(most common), hepatomegaly, infections

12
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What does staining for hairy cell leukemia show?

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Tartrate resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP)

13
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What is the prognosis for hairy cell leukemia?

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Excellent response to gentle chemotherapy

14
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Where is Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma often seen?

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Seen frequently in southern Japan , West Africa, and Caribbean

15
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What is the typical presentation of Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma seen frequently in southern Japan , West Africa, and Caribbean?

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Skin lesions, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphocytosis and hypercalcemia

16
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What virus is associated with Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma?

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HTLV-1

17
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What cells are seen in the blood in Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma?

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Floret cells (CD4+ lymphocytes)

18
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What are the different classes of lymphomas?

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Hodgkin

Non-Hodgkin

19
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What are some examples of the etiologies of lymphomas?

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  • 􏰁Chromosomal abnormalities
    􏰁- Immune deficiencies: AIDS, Post-transplant, rheumatoid arthritis,
  • SLE, Sjogren’s syndrome
    􏰁- Viruses: HTLV-I, EBV, HHV-8, Hepatitis C
    􏰁- Bacteria: Helicobacter pylori in gastric MALT lymphoma 􏰁
  • Iatrogenic (radiation)
20
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Endemic Burkitt lymphoma Location

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Africa

21
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MALT lymphoma

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Mediterranean

22
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Adult T-cell leukemia lymphoma (HTLV-I positive)

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Japan and Caribbean Islands

23
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T-cell lymphoma leukemia

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Asia and Japan

24
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What is usually needed for the diagnosis of lymphoma?

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Tissue or lymph node biopsy

25
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What should be negative for lymphoma?

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MPO

26
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What are the main B cell markers?

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CD19, CD20

27
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What are the main T cell markers?

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CD3

28
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What are the main myeloid markers?

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MPO

29
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What does follicular lymphoma present with and who is typically affected?

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􏰁Constitutes 40% of adult NHLs and it presents with painless lymphadenopathy (generalized)

30
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What is seen in follicular lymphoma under microscopy?

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Small cells with cleaved or irregular nuclei (centrocytes) and larger cells with open nuclear chromatin and several nucleoli (centroblasts)

31
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Translocation of Follicular Lymphoma

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t(14;18) [BCL2/IGH fusion]

32
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What does the t(14;18) [BCL2/IGH fusion] in follicular lymphoma cause?

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Causes BCL2 over-amplification (anti-apoptotic)

33
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What are benign reactive follicles?

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Where B cells normally mature and are selected for

34
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How does follicular lymphoma alter the benign reactive follicles?

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Follicles are all over the lymph nodes - back to back rather than having a lot of space

35
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What does the detection of BCL2 show up as in the stain?

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The follicles will stain a brown color

36
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Who is mantle cell lymphoma typically seen in?

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Older males

37
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What biomarkers will be seen in mantle cell lymphoma?

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CD19, CD20, CD5 positive

38
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Translocation of Mantle Cell Lymphoma

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t(11;14) [Cyclin D1–IGH fusion]

39
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What does the t(11;14) [Cyclin D1–IGH fusion] translocation cause?

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Causing Cyclin D1 over-amplification (increased proliferation)

40
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Who is the patient population of Burkitt’s lymphoma?

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• Children or young adults; aggressive disease

41
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What are the sites of the tumors in Burkitt’s lymphoma?

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• Mandible (endemic-African), abdomen (non-endemic)

42
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What is the microscopy of Burkitt’s lymphoma described as?

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“Starry sky pattern”

43
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Translocation of Burkitt’s lymphoma

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t(8;14) [MYC- IGH fusion]

44
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What is the result of the t(8;14)[MYC-IGH fusion]?

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􏰁Causes MYC over-amplification (increased proliferation)

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