Immunophenotyping Flashcards
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Alk
A
- expressed in t(2;5) anaplastic large cell lymphoma
- can be positive in IMT from multiple sites
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bcl-1 (cyclin D1, PRADA-1)
A
- expressed in mantle cell lymphoma (nuclear staining)
- hairy cell leukemia and plasma cell neoplasm may also be positive
- breast and colon carcinoma are positive
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bcl-2
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- Reactive lymph nodes expressed by
- T cells
- mantle B cells
- small number of mantle B cells that normally permeate the follicle center (increased in follicular lysis)
- Also positive in
- most low grade B cell lymphomas and many high grade B cell lymphomas
- expression in follicular lymphoma decreases with grade
- >95% in grade 1 and 75% in grade 3
- not expressed in Burkitt lymphoma; helpful to separate Burkitt from Burkittlike lymphoma
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bcl-6
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- strongly expressed in normal germinal center B cells
- expressed in some lymphomas, including
- Burkitt lymphoma
- follicular lymphoma
- nodular lymphocyte predominant HL
- angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma
- subset of DLBCL
- ? anaplastic large cell lymphoma ?
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CD1a
A
- expressed by
- Langerhans cells
- dendritic reticulum cells
- interdigitating reticulum cells
- cortical thymocytes
- Langerhans cell histiocytosis shows coexpression of S100 and CD1a
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CD2
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expressed by T and NK cells from a very early stage
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CD3
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- expressed by T cells (mature and nonneoplastic)
- noncovalent association with TCR
- composed of 3 chains: gamma, delta, and epsilon
- cytoplasmic expression may be present in immature T cells and NK cells, which lack surface CD3
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CD4
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- expressed by
- subset of T helper cells
- monocytes
- histiocytes
- dendritic cells
- normal CD4:CD8 in blood is 2-4:1
- CD4+/CD8+ T cells are normal only in thymus; otherwise probably neoplastic
- CD4-/CD8- T cells only normal in early T cell maturation
- most T cell neoplasms are CD4+
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CD5
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- expressed by
- normal T cells
- small number of B cells
- not expressed by NK cells
- CD5 coexpression in B cells is hallmark of SLL/CLL and MCL
- sometimes lost in T cell neoplasms
- expressed in most thymic carcinomas
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CD7
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- expressed by both T cells and NK cells
- CD7 loss is often seen in T cell neoplasms, especially cutaneous T cell lymphoma
- sometimes expressed in myeloblasts (M4 and M5 types)
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CD8
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- expressed by CD4- T cells
- often expressed in neoplastic NK, T cytotoxic and T suppressor cells
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CD10 (CALLA)
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- expressed by
- normal and neoplastic follicle center cells
- normal granulocytes
- follicular lymphoma (less so with higher grade)
- NLPHL
- angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma
- most B cell ALL
- often in plasma cell neoplasms
- nonhematolymphoid tumors
- RCC
- endometrial stromal sarcoma
- HCC (canalicular pattern)
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CD11b (MAC-1)
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- normally expressed by monocytes and granulocytes
- positive in hairy cell leukemia
- AML with inv(16) or t(16;16)
- AML with t(9;11)
- Acute myelomonocytic leukemia
- Acute monocytic/monoblastic leukemia
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CD11c (C3r)
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- normally expressed by monocytes and granulocytes
- strongly positive in hairy cell leukemia
- expressed weakly in CLL
- negative in MCL
15
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CD13
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- expressed by granulocytes and precursors
- expressed in nearly all types of AML
- may be weakly expressed in ALL
16
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CD14
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- expressed by monocytes
- variably expressed in AML with monocytic/monoblastic differentiation
- AML with t(9;11)
- AML with inv(16)
- Acute myelomonocytic leukemia
- Acute monocytic/monoblastic leukemia
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CD15 (Leu-M1)
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- expressed in
- mature monocytes and granulocytes
- RS cells
- most adenocarcinomas
- negative in ALCL
- in AML, CD15 indicates a maturing phenotype
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CD16
A
expressed by normal and neoplastic NK cells and granulocytes
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CD19
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- expressed by
- B cells from pro/pre B stage onward
- normal plasma cells, but lost in neoplasm
- dim in follicular lymphoma
- some myeloblasts, especially AML with t(8;21)
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CD20
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- expressed on surface of mature B cells
- not expressed by plasma cells
- usually not expressed in classic HL (positive in 20%)
- NLPHL is uniformly positive
- dim in CLL
- FMC-7 is an antibody that recognizes a particular epitope of CD20
- cells with weak CD20 (CLL) tend to be FMC-7 negative
- cells with bright CD20 tend to be FMC-7 positive (e.g., most other B-NHLs)
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CD23
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the IgE receptor
- positive in CLL
- negative in MCL
- often positive in FL
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CD25
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IL-2 receptor
- expressed by
- activated lymphoid cells (T&B)
- hairy cell leukemia
- adult T cell leukemia (ATCL)
- soluble IL-2 receptor is usually elevated also
- expression in mast cells indicates KIT rearrangement and clonality
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CD30
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- Ki-1; Ber-H2
- expressed by
- normal plasma cells
- immunoblasts
- NK cells
- RS cells
- ALCL
- embryonal carcinoma
- mediastinal B cell lymphoma
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CD33
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expressed by normal and neoplastic myelomonocytic cells
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CD34
* expressed by
* normal and neoplastic endothelial cells
* immature hematolymphoid cells
* GIST
* DFSP
* SFT
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CD38
* expressed by
* activated T and B cells
* plasma cells
* B, T, and plasma cell neoplasms
* expression in CLL is (like ZAP-70) indicative of IgVH nonmutated status and a more aggresive clinical course
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CD41 and CD61
* expressed by normal and neoplastic megs
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CD43
* expressed by normal and neoplastic **T cells**
* **underexpressed in WAS**
* anomalously expressed on B cells in **MCL, SLL,** and some **MZL** (especially MALT)
* **not expressed in FL**
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CD45 (LCA)
* present in nearly all normal and neoplastic leukocytes
* as they differentiate CD45 expression by hematolymphoid cells changes, with
* **mature lymphs** and **monocytes** having bright expression
* **granulocytes** intermediate expression
* **erythrocytes** almost negative
* **blasts** are dim to negative CD45
* **plasma cells** are dim to negative CD45
* Not expressed by RS cells
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CD45-RO (UCHL-1)
* expressed by normal and neoplastic T cells
31
CD56
* expressed by
1. normal and neoplastic **NK cells**
2. neuroepithelial cells (**small cell CA**)
3. **plasma cell neoplasms**
4. can be positive in **AML with t(8;21)**
* **absent in plasmablastic lymphoma**
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CD57 (Leu-7)
expresed by a subset of normal and neoplastic NK cells and neuroepithelial cells
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CD59
* present on nearly all human cells
* decreased (along with CD55/DAF) in PNH
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CD68
* expressed by macrophages and histiocytes, but its specificity is poor
35
CD71
* aka, **transferrin receptor**
* expressed in
* highly metabolic cells
* higher levels correlate with **tumor grade** in hematolymphoid neoplasms
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CD79a
* expressed by normal and neoplastic **B cells** and **plasma cells**
* **negative in RS cells**
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CD99 (p30/32, mic-2; O-13)
* expressed in
1. ALL
2. PNET/Ewing
3. granulosa cell tumors
4. synovial sarcoma
5. RMS
6. SFT
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CD103
sensitive and specific marker for hairy cell leukemia
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CD117 (c-kit)
* expressed by
1. interstitial cell of Cajal (the precursors of GIST)
2. melanocytes
3. seminoma
4. progenitor myeloid cells (AML, CML)
5. mast cells
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CD138
* plasma cell marker
* specific among hematolymphoid neoplasms for plasma cells, but is positive in a wide range of epithelial and mesenchymal tumors
41
Clusterin
* expression in a discrete Golgi pattern in ALCL
* strong cytoplasmic reactivity in megs
42
EMA
* expressed by
1. plasma cells
2. ALCL
3. NLPHL
4. PEL
5. T cell rich B cell lymphoma
43
fascin
* expressed by RS cells and dendritic reticulum cell
44
HLA-DR
* expressed by
* monocytes
* B cells
* activated T cells
* positive in B-ALL/LBL and most myeloblasts
* negative in T-ALL and APML
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PAX5
* nuclear expression in B cell neoplasms and classic HL
* negative in T cell neoplasms and plasma cell neoplasms
* may be positive in Merkel cell carcinoma and small carcinoma of the lung
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S100
* expressed in nuclear and cytoplasmic compartments
* expressed by
* neural and neural crest tissues
* glial cells
* Schwann cells
* melanocytes
* sustentacular cells of adrenal medulla
* chondrocytes
* adipocytes
* myoepithelial cells
* subset of histiocytes
* interdigitating reticulum cells
* dendritic reticulum cells
* Langerhans cells
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ZAP-70
* normally expressed primarily by T and NK cells
* expressed in subset of CLL, B-ALL, and most T cell neoplasms
* expression in CLL correlated with unmutated IgVH status and a more aggressive course
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CD34 and HLA-DR are negative in
1. AML with t(15;17)
2. AML with t(1;22)
3. +/- in acute megakaryoblastic leukemia