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Munir F, Hardit V, Sheikh IN, AlQahtani S, He J, Cuglievan B, Hosing C, Tewari P, Khazal S. Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma: From Past to Future-A Comprehensive Review of Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Advances. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10095. [PMID: 37373245 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241210095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Hodgkin lymphoma, a hematological malignancy of lymphoid origin that typically arises from germinal-center B cells, has an excellent overall prognosis. However, the treatment of patients who relapse or develop resistant disease still poses a substantial clinical and research challenge, even though current risk-adapted and response-based treatment techniques produce overall survival rates of over 95%. The appearance of late malignancies after the successful cure of primary or relapsed disease continues to be a major concern, mostly because of high survival rates. Particularly in pediatric HL patients, the chance of developing secondary leukemia is manifold compared to that in the general pediatric population, and the prognosis for patients with secondary leukemia is much worse than that for patients with other hematological malignancies. Therefore, it is crucial to develop clinically useful biomarkers to stratify patients according to their risk of late malignancies and determine which require intense treatment regimens to maintain the ideal balance between maximizing survival rates and avoiding late consequences. In this article, we review HL's epidemiology, risk factors, staging, molecular and genetic biomarkers, and treatments for children and adults, as well as treatment-related adverse events and the late development of secondary malignancies in patients with the disease.
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- Faryal Munir
- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- CARTOX Program, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Pediatrics-Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- CARTOX Program, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- CARTOX Program, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Gaudel P, Brown P, Byrd K. Vanishing Bile Duct Syndrome in the Presence of Hodgkin Lymphoma. Cureus 2022; 14:e26842. [PMID: 35974868 PMCID: PMC9375519 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.26842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Vanishing bile duct syndrome (VBDS) is an acquired condition characterized by the destruction and loss of intrahepatic bile ducts resulting in cholestasis. VBDS has been described in various conditions including neoplastic and immunologic disorders, infections, hepatic ischemia, and drug toxicity. The diagnosis is confirmed by liver biopsy revealing the loss of interlobular bile ducts in greater than 50% of portal tracts. Prognosis is variable and often unpredictable but appears to be influenced by the etiology of bile duct destruction and overall patient health. VBDS has been described as a rare paraneoplastic process in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma. This case describes a 26-year-old female who presented with a neck mass, jaundice, and pruritus. Initial workup revealed direct hyperbilirubinemia, transaminitis, elevated alkaline phosphatase, and elevated international normalized ratio. She went on to receive a diagnosis of stage II classical Hodgkin lymphoma, nodular sclerosing subtype, and biopsy-proven VBDS. Over the course of chemotherapy, complete metabolic resolution of Hodgkin lymphoma and complete normalization of bilirubin were achieved. She was given gemcitabine and cyclophosphamide as a liver sparing regimen initially with some improvement in liver function tests and a reduction in lymph node volumes. She received six cycles of adriamycin/bleomycin/vinblastine/dacarbazine (ABVD) with complete remission attained after four cycles by positron emission tomography/computed tomography criteria. This report illustrates asafe chemotherapy regimen in the presence of marked liver dysfunction. Workup for VBDS including liver biopsy should be pursued in Hodgkin lymphoma patients with evidence of cholestasis in the absence of extrahepatic bile duct damage or other known etiology of liver injury.
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Satou A, Takahara T, Nakamura S. An Update on the Pathology and Molecular Features of Hodgkin Lymphoma. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14112647. [PMID: 35681627 PMCID: PMC9179292 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14112647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Hodgkin lymphomas (HLs) include two main types, classic HL (CHL) and nodular lymphocyte predominant HL (NLPHL). Recent molecular findings in HLs have contributed to dramatic changes in the treatment and identification of tumor characteristics. For example, PD-1/PD-L1 blockade and brentuximab vedotin, an anti-CD30 antibody bearing a cytotoxic compound, are now widely used in patients with CHL. Biological continuity between NLPHL and T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B-cell lymphoma has been highlighted. An era of novel therapeutics for HL has begun. The aim of this paper is to review the morphologic, immunophenotypic, and molecular features of CHL and NLPHL, which must be understood for the development of novel therapeutics. Abstract Hodgkin lymphomas (HLs) are lymphoid neoplasms derived from B cells and consist histologically of large neoplastic cells known as Hodgkin and Reed–Sternberg cells and abundant reactive bystander cells. HLs include two main types, classic HL (CHL) and nodular lymphocyte predominant HL (NLPHL). Recent molecular analyses have revealed that an immune evasion mechanism, particularly the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway, plays a key role in the development of CHL. Other highlighted key pathways in CHL are NF-κB and JAK/STAT. These advances have dramatically changed the treatment for CHL, particularly relapsed/refractory CHL. For example, PD-1 inhibitors are now widely used in relapsed/refractory CHL. Compared with CHL, NLPHL is more characterized by preserved B cell features. Overlapping morphological and molecular features between NLPHL and T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B-cell lymphoma (THRLBCL) have been reported, and biological continuity between these two entities has been highlighted. Some THRLBCLs are considered to represent progression from NLPHLs. With considerable new understanding becoming available from molecular studies in HLs, therapies and classification of HLs are continually evolving. This paper offers a summary of and update on the pathological and molecular features of HLs for a better understanding of the diseases.
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- Akira Satou
- Department of Surgical Pathology, Aichi Medical University Hospital, Nagakute 480-1195, Japan;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-561-62-3311; Fax: +81-561-61-3811
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, Aichi Medical University Hospital, Nagakute 480-1195, Japan;
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan;
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The Hodgkin Lymphoma Immune Microenvironment: Turning Bad News into Good. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14051360. [PMID: 35267668 PMCID: PMC8909875 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14051360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) tumor microenvironment (TME) is by far the most abundant component of tumors and is responsible for most of their biological and clinical characteristics. Recent advances in our knowledge of these networks in cellular interactions allow us to understand that the neoplastic Hodgkin and Reed Sternberg (HRS) cells, although they are in the minority, are the main architects of this dysregulated immune milieu. Here, we review the major changes that have happened in recent years: from TME as a helpless bystander, reflecting an ineffective immune response, to a dynamic tumor-promoting and immunosuppressive element. The HRS cells promote survival through interconnected intrinsic and extrinsic alterations, boosting pro-tumoral signaling pathways through genetic aberrations and autocrine growth signals, in parallel with abnormal cytokine secretion for the recruitment and selection of the best cell partners for this immunosuppressive TME. In turn, cHL is already proving to be the perfect model with which to address an immune checkpoint blockade. Preliminary data demonstrate the utility of druggable key signaling pathways in this ensemble, such as JAK-STAT, NF-κB, and others. In addition, myriad biomarkers predicting a response await validation by new in situ multiplex analytical methods, single-cell gene expression, and other techniques. Together, these components will define the functional phenotypes with which we will elucidate the molecular pathogenesis of the disease and improve the survival of patients who are refractory to conventional therapies.
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Jensen LJ, Kim D, Elgeti T, Steffen IG, Hamm B, Nagel SN. Differentiation of Pulmonary Lymphoma Manifestations and Nonlymphoma Infiltrates in Possible Invasive Fungal Disease Using Fast T1-weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 3 T Comparison of Texture Analysis, Mapping, and Signal Intensity Quotients. J Thorac Imaging 2022; 37:80-89. [PMID: 34269753 DOI: 10.1097/rti.0000000000000606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of texture analysis (TA), T1 mapping, and signal intensity quotients derived from fast T1-weighted gradient echo (T1w GRE) sequences for differentiating pulmonary lymphoma manifestations and nonlymphoma infiltrates in possible invasive fungal disease in immunocompromised hematological patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty patients with hematologic malignancies and concomitant immunosuppression (including 10 patients with pulmonary lymphoma manifestations and 10 patients with nonlymphoma infiltrates) prospectively underwent 3 T magnetic resonance imaging using a conventional T1w GRE sequence and a T1w GRE mapping sequence with variable flip angle. A region of interest was placed around the most representative lesion in each patient. TA was performed using PyRadiomics. T1 relaxation times were extracted from precompiled maps and calculated manually. Signal intensity quotients (lesion/muscle) were calculated from conventional T1w GRE sequences. RESULTS Of all TA features, variance, mean absolute deviation, robust mean absolute deviation, interquartile range, and minimum were significantly different between the 2 entities (P<0.05), with excellent diagnostic performance in receiver operating characteristic analysis (area under the curve [AUC] >80%). Neither T1 relaxation times from precompiled maps (AUC=63%; P=0.353) nor manual calculation (AUC=63%; P=0.353) nor signal intensity quotients (AUC=70%; P=0.143) yielded significant differences. CONCLUSIONS TA from fast T1w GRE images can differentiate pulmonary lymphoma manifestations and nonlymphoma infiltrates in possible invasive fungal disease with excellent diagnostic performance using the TA features variance, mean absolute deviation, robust mean absolute deviation, interquartile range, and minimum. Combining a fast T1w GRE sequence with TA seems to be a promising tool to differentiate these 2 entities noninvasively.
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- Pediatric Radiology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Corporate Member of Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Ondrejka SL, Ott G. How I Diagnose Primary Mediastinal (Thymic) Large B-Cell Lymphoma. Am J Clin Pathol 2021; 156:497-512. [PMID: 34398178 DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqab122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Primary mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma (PMBL) is an uncommon large B-cell neoplasm recognized by the World Health Organization as a distinct entity on the basis of its unique clinical features, histogenesis, phenotype, and pathogenetic mechanisms. The diagnosis of PMBL can be challenging because of features that may overlap with other (Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin) lymphoma types. This review describes our approach to the diagnosis of PMBL. METHODS Two cases are presented to illustrate how we diagnose PMBL and separate PMBL from related histologic and biological mimickers, such as Hodgkin lymphoma and gray zone lymphoma. RESULTS A diagnosis of PMBL requires correlation of morphology and immunophenotype with clinical and staging data. Gene expression analysis is not typically performed in clinical labs but has expanded our understanding of the functional pathways underlying this disease and helped identify biomarkers that can be translated to diagnostic practice and possibly to future therapeutic options. CONCLUSIONS PMBL and closely related entities can pose diagnostic challenges. It is important to understand the borders between PMBL and other closely related lymphoma types so that patients receive successful primary treatment with curative intent.
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- Sarah L Ondrejka
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, Stuttgart, Germany
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Hagleitner MM, Metzger ML, Flerlage JE, Kelly KM, Voss SD, Kluge R, Kurch L, Cho S, Mauz-Koerholz C, Beishuizen A. Liver involvement in pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma: A systematic review by an international collaboration on Staging Evaluation and Response Criteria Harmonization (SEARCH) for Children, Adolescent, and Young Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma (CAYAHL). Pediatr Blood Cancer 2020; 67:e28365. [PMID: 32491274 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Hepatic involvement in Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is uncommon (∼5% of patients) but always implies stage IV disease. Accurate staging is mandatory for making the appropriate risk assignment and treatment decisions. The Staging Evaluation and Response Criteria Harmonization for Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma (SEARCH for CAYAHL) international working group conducted a systematic literature review of liver involvement in HL patients with the aim to propose a universally acceptable definition for liver involvement in pediatric HL. Thirty-three articles describing 6985 pediatric and adult HL patients were reviewed, of which 539 (7.7%) mentioned liver involvement. The literature did not provide a uniform definition of hepatic involvement and we propose consensus criteria derived from the EuroNet and Children's Oncology Group protocols, where liver involvement is defined as any hepatic lesion on computed tomography scan that correlates with 18 F-FDG uptake greater than background liver. A clear definition of liver lesions is necessary to consistently identify liver involvement and compare its impact on outcomes among protocols worldwide.
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- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.,University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.,University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Roswell Park Cancer Institute, University of Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York
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- DepartmentofRadiology, Boston Children's Hospital Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Pädiatrische Hämatologie und Onkologie, Zentrum für Kinderheilkunde der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Gießen, Germany.,Medical Faculty, Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Histopathological and clinical features of nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma and their impact on prognosis: first report from Iran. J Hematop 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12308-020-00410-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Zhang ML, Sohani AR. Lymphomas of the Mediastinum and Their Differential Diagnosis. Semin Diagn Pathol 2020; 37:156-165. [PMID: 32451144 DOI: 10.1053/j.semdp.2020.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Lymphoma is the most common malignancy involving the mediastinum but can be challenging to diagnose on small biopsy specimens. This review provides a pattern-based approach to help triage small tissue samples for the diagnosis of mediastinal lymphoid proliferations, with focus on the main primary mediastinal lymphomas. The use of ancillary studies is highlighted, along with considerations to avoid misdiagnosis and scenarios to request additional tissue.
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- M Lisa Zhang
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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Méhes G, Matolay O, Beke L, Czenke M, Jóna Á, Miltényi Z, Illés Á, Bedekovics J. Hypoxia-related carbonic anhydrase IX expression is associated with unfavourable response to first-line therapy in classical Hodgkin's lymphoma. Histopathology 2019; 74:699-708. [PMID: 30636023 DOI: 10.1111/his.13808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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AIMS The present study evaluates the impact of hypoxia-related carbonic anhydrase IX and XII isoenzyme expression as a basic adaptive mechanism to neutralise intracellular acidosis in classical Hodgkin's lymphoma (cHL). METHODS AND RESULTS Eighty-one primary biopsies and 15 relapsed tissue samples diagnosed with cHL were analysed for necrosis, CAIX and CAXII expression and cell proliferation to compare hypoxia-related histological and functional data with survival characteristics. Variable, but highly selective cell membrane CAIX expression could be demonstrated in Hodgkin-Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells in 39 of 81 samples (48.1%), while virtually no staining presented in their microenvironment. In contrast, CAXII expression in HRS cells could be demonstrated in only 18 of 77 samples (23.4%), with significant stromal positivity (50 of 77, 64.9%). The CAIX+ positive phenotype was strongly associated with lymphocyte depletion (four of four, 100%) and nodular sclerosis (29 of 51, 56.9%) subtypes. CAIX/Ki-67 dual immunohistochemistry demonstrated suppressed cell proliferation in CAIX+ positive compared to CAIX- negative HRS cells (P < 0.001). Seventy-two months' progression-free survival (PFS) was significantly lower for the CAIX positive group (0.192) compared with the CAIX negative group (0.771) (P < 0.001), while the overall survival (OS) did not differ (P = 0.097). CONCLUSION Hypoxic stress-related adaptation - highlighted by CAIX expression - results in cellular quiescence in HRS cells, potentially contributing to the short-term failure of the standard chemotherapy in cHL.
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- Gábor Méhes
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Hematology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Hematology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Hematology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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Hadri H, Fares S, Moutiqui T, Lembarki G, Moussali N, Benna NE, Regragui M, Bennani N, Naoumi S, Karkouri M, Quessar A. [Primary hodgkin lymphoma of thyroid: case report]. Pan Afr Med J 2018; 28:266. [PMID: 29881509 PMCID: PMC5989180 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.28.266.13736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Les lymphomes thyroïdiens primitifs sont une entité clinique rare, qui ne dépassent pas 5% des lymphomes diagnostiqués, se produisent plus fréquemment chez les femmes que chez les hommes, avec un pic d'incidence à la sixième décennie de la vie. La relation avec une thyroïdite chronique est bien connue. Le sous type hodgkinien, encore plus rare, peu décrit dans la littérature; posant un problème diagnostique. La confirmation diagnostique est portée le plus souvent sur la pièce opératoire. Pour mieux comprendre cette entité, nous rapportons le cas d'un patient de 64 ans, sans notion de thyroïdite chronique, admis pour un lymphome de Hodgkin de la thyroïde, diagnostiqué sur une masse cervicale antérieure. La thyroïdectomie avec études histopathologique et d'immunohistochimique avaient confirmé le diagnostic. Le patient avait reçu une chimiothérapie de type ABVD (Adriblastine-Bléomycine-Vinblastine-Dacarbazine) et programmé pour une radiothérapie.
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- Halima Hadri
- Service d'Hématologie et d'Oncologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital 20 Août 1953, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc
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- Service d'Hématologie et d'Oncologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital 20 Août 1953, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc
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- Service d'Hématologie et d'Oncologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital 20 Août 1953, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc
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- Service de Radiologie de l'Hôpital 20 Aout 1953, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc
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- Service de Radiologie de l'Hôpital 20 Aout 1953, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc
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- Service de Radiologie de l'Hôpital 20 Aout 1953, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc
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- Service Central d'Anatomie Pathologique, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc
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- Service Central d'Anatomie Pathologique, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc
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- Service Central d'Anatomie Pathologique, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc
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- Service Central d'Anatomie Pathologique, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc
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- Service d'Hématologie et d'Oncologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital 20 Août 1953, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc
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AbdullGaffar B, Seliem RM. Hodgkin lymphoma with an interfollicular growth pattern: A clinicopathologic study of 8 cases. Ann Diagn Pathol 2018; 33:30-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2017.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Revised: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Amro L, Jridi S, Sajiai H, Serhane H, Batahar SA. Endobronchial localization of Hodgkin's disease. Pan Afr Med J 2017; 28:9. [PMID: 29138655 PMCID: PMC5680998 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.28.9.11315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The endobronchial localization of Hodgkin's disease is a rare entity which is often confused with endobronchial tuberculosis in our setting. We report the case of a 16 years old female who presented with 6 months history of dry cough, hemoptysis, dyspnea, dysphagia and dysphonia. The chest radiography showed a mediastinal and pulmonary opacity. The chest CT scan found enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes. The bronchial biopsy and peripheral lymph node biopsy confirmed Hodgkin's disease with endobronchial localization. The patient received chemotherapy (ABVD protocol) and radiotherapy with a favorable follow up.
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- Lamyae Amro
- Department of Pneumology, CHU Mohammed VI, Laboratory PCIM, FMPM, UCA, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Department of Pneumology, CHU Mohammed VI, Laboratory PCIM, FMPM, UCA, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Department of Pneumology, CHU Mohammed VI, Laboratory PCIM, FMPM, UCA, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Department of Pneumology, CHU Mohammed VI, Laboratory PCIM, FMPM, UCA, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Department of Pneumology, CHU Mohammed VI, Laboratory PCIM, FMPM, UCA, Marrakech, Morocco
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Tang F, Min L, Ye Y, Tang B, Zhou Y, Zhang W, Tu C. Classic Hodgkin lymphoma in pelvis: A case report highlights diagnosis and treatment challenges. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017; 96:e8196. [PMID: 28953683 PMCID: PMC5626326 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000008196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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RATIONALE Classic Hodgkin lymphoma with pelvic involvement is a rare entity. Diagnosis and treatment for such an uncommon disease are challenging. Here we report a special case of classic Hodgkin lymphoma in pelvis. PATIENT CONCERNS A 20-year-old woman was admitted to our department due to left hip symptoms. The patient reported a history of drenching night sweats, low-grade fever, pruritic rash on the body, and an almost 15% weight loss during the previous 3 months. DIAGNOSES Imaging studies revealed osteolytic destruction of the left hemi-pelvic with a huge soft-tissue mass. Open biopsy established the pathological diagnosis of classic Hodgkin lymphoma. INTERVENTIONS Considering the B symptom, bulky disease, and high risk of pathological fracture of the patient, we performed limb-salvage surgery and 6 cycles ABVD chemotherapy with 2 cycles before surgery. OUTCOMES Up to now, at the 3-year follow-up, there is no sign of disease relapse and metastasis. Besides, her limb function recovered well. LESSONS Based on this case and literature we reviewed, diagnoses for primary bone Hodgkin lymphoma should be cautious. For the treatment, chemotherapy was the main treatment option. Classic Hodgkin lymphoma patients seldom received tumor resection surgery, but for the special bone classic Hodgkin lymphoma individual with a huge tumor volume and high risk of pathological fracture in our study, limb-salvage surgery based on ABVD chemotherapy provided a satisfying clinical outcome.
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- Fan Tang
- Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Sarcoma Biology Laboratory, Center for Sarcoma and Connective Tissue Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Sarcoma Biology Laboratory, Center for Sarcoma and Connective Tissue Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Mujer anciana con insuficiencia hepática aguda. Rev Clin Esp 2017; 217:370-376. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rce.2017.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 01/09/2017] [Accepted: 01/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Tatari MM, Anajar S, Rouadi S, Abada R, Roubal M, Mahtar M. Primary and isolated thyroid Hodgkin's lymphoma: A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep 2017; 37:134-138. [PMID: 28667921 PMCID: PMC5493811 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Revised: 05/01/2017] [Accepted: 05/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Hodgkin’s lymphoma rarely involves the thyroid gland. We report a case of primary and isolated Hodgkin’s thyroid lymphoma.
Introduction Hodgkin’s lymphoma rarely involves the thyroid gland. It is typically presented as a fast growing neck mass that is sometimes accompanied by respiratory compression symptoms. Case report We report one of the few (the seventeenth) case of primary and isolated Hodgkin’s thyroid lymphoma presented by a 65 years old man, consulting for a fast growing neck mass with Hodgkin’s symptoms. The patient had total thyroidectomy and short courses of chemotherapy, then total resolution of symptomatology. Conclusion Most thyroid Hodgkin’s lymphoma are presented by women, rarely man, isolated and primary. Since 1962, we only found sixteen cases described in the literature. Hodgkin’s lymphoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with a thyroid mass for rapid management.
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- Mohammed Moutaa Tatari
- ENT Department, Face and Neck Surgery, Hospital August, 20'1953, University Hospital Centre IBN ROCHD, Casablanca, Morocco.
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- ENT Department, Face and Neck Surgery, Hospital August, 20'1953, University Hospital Centre IBN ROCHD, Casablanca, Morocco.
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- ENT Department, Face and Neck Surgery, Hospital August, 20'1953, University Hospital Centre IBN ROCHD, Casablanca, Morocco
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- ENT Department, Face and Neck Surgery, Hospital August, 20'1953, University Hospital Centre IBN ROCHD, Casablanca, Morocco
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- ENT Department, Face and Neck Surgery, Hospital August, 20'1953, University Hospital Centre IBN ROCHD, Casablanca, Morocco
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- ENT Department, Face and Neck Surgery, Hospital August, 20'1953, University Hospital Centre IBN ROCHD, Casablanca, Morocco
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The Pathobiology and Treatment of Hodgkin Lymphoma. Where do We go from Gianni Bonadonna's Lesson? TUMORI JOURNAL 2017; 103:101-113. [DOI: 10.5301/tj.5000608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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This article reviews the evolution of the diagnosis and treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) since its discovery in 1832. The morphological, phenotypic and molecular characteristics of both nodular lymphocyte-predominant HL and classical HL are revised in the light of recent molecular information and possible impact on the identification of risk groups as well as the use of targeted therapies. The seminal contribution of Gianni Bonadonna to developing new treatment strategies for both advanced and early-stage HL is highlighted.
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Alonso-Álvarez S, Vidriales MB, Caballero MD, Blanco O, Puig N, Martin A, Peñarrubia MJ, Zato E, Galende J, Bárez A, Alcoceba M, Orfão A, González M, García-Sanz R. The number of tumor infiltrating T-cell subsets in lymph nodes from patients with Hodgkin lymphoma is associated with the outcome after first line ABVD therapy. Leuk Lymphoma 2016; 58:1144-1152. [DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2016.1239263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Sara Alonso-Álvarez
- IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain
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- IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain
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- IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain
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- IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain
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- IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain
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- IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain
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- IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain
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Tavabie O, Suddle AR. Lymphoma and hematological conditions: I. Lymphoma and liver complications of bone marrow transplant. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken) 2016; 8:1-5. [PMID: 31041053 PMCID: PMC6490187 DOI: 10.1002/cld.560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Revised: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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- Oliver Tavabie
- Institute of Liver StudiesKing's College HospitalLondonSE5 9RSUnited Kingdom
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- Institute of Liver StudiesKing's College HospitalLondonSE5 9RSUnited Kingdom
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Deeper Insights Into Vanishing Bile Duct Syndrome in Lymphoma: A Perplexing Entity. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2016; 16:e65-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2016.02.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Verma A, Shet T, Epari S, Gupta M, Gujral S, Khanna N, Laskar S, Sengar M, Arora B, Menon H, Banavali S. Mediastinal Gray Zone Lymphoma. Int J Surg Pathol 2016; 24:382-93. [DOI: 10.1177/1066896916635816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Aim. To identify aggressively behaving classical Hodgkin lymphoma (CHL) of mediastinum and primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL) and to classify them as mediastinal gray zone lymphoma(MGZL) and to define a minimum immunopanel for the diagnosis of MGZL. Materials and Methods. Ninety-two mediastinal B-cell lymphomas were reviewed with a wide immunopanel and were classified as CHL, PMBCL, or MGZL. CHL with an expression of 3 or 4 transcription factors performed worse, and hence the CHL with ≥3 transcription factors were classified as MGZL-CHL. In PMBCL, the cases with a weak or negative CD20 and positive CD15 as well as those cases showing cyclin E positivity with a negative or focal LCA and any one of the transcription factors were classified as MGZL-PMBCL. Results. The MGZL cases expanded from 9 to 28 cases after using an extended immunopanel. CHL and PMBCL had a disease-free survival rate of 86.8% and 69.2% and an overall survival rate of 97.4% and 80.8%, respectively. MGZL-CHL and MGZL-PMBCL had a disease-free survival rate of 33% and 40% and an overall survival rate of 66.7% and 60%, respectively. Conclusion. Thus, the MGZL may be a wider category than we think and hence the use of a wide immunopanel is recommended to identify the aggressively behaving mediastinal B-cell lymphomas.
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- Anuj Verma
- Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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Saarinen S, Pukkala E, Vahteristo P, Mäkinen MJ, Franssila K, Aaltonen LA. High familial risk in nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 2013; 31:938-43. [PMID: 23284040 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.43.5958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is one of the two established Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) subtypes. The risk factors of NLPHL are largely unknown. In general, genetic factors are known to have a modest effect on the risk of HL; however, familial risk in NLPHL has not been previously examined. We conducted a population-based study by using the Finnish registries and evaluated the familial risk in NLPHL. PATIENTS AND METHODS We launched a population-based search to identify patients with NLPHL and their relatives by examining the records of the Finnish Cancer Registry, established in 1953, and the official Finnish population registries. We collected a data set of 692 patients with NLPHL, identified their 4,280 first-degree relatives, and calculated the registry-based standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) for different cancers in the first-degree relatives. In addition, the primary tumor biopsies of HL-affected relatives were collected when possible, the HL diagnoses were re-reviewed by a hematopathologist, and the SIR for NLPHL was calculated on the basis of confirmed NLPHL diagnoses. RESULTS On the basis of confirmed NLPHL diagnoses, the SIR for NLPHL was 19 (95% CI, 8.8 to 36) in the first-degree relatives. The risk was most prominent in female relatives of young patients. The registry-based SIR for classical HL was 5.3 (95% CI, 3.0 to 8.8), and for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, it was 1.9 (95% CI, 1.3 to 2.6). CONCLUSION Our results implicate an unexpectedly high familial component in the development of NLPHL. Research is warranted to identify the putative genetic and environmental factors underlying this finding and to develop strategies for better management of patients with NLPHL and their relatives.
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Yamamoto W, Nakamura N, Tomita N, Ishii Y, Takasaki H, Hashimoto C, Motomura S, Yamazaki E, Ohshima R, Numata A, Ishigatsubo Y, Sakai R. Clinicopathological analysis of mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma and classical Hodgkin lymphoma of the mediastinum. Leuk Lymphoma 2012; 54:967-72. [DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2012.733881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Porrata LF, Ristow K, Habermann TM, Witzig TE, Colgan JP, Inwards DJ, Ansell SM, Micallef IN, Johnston PB, Nowakowski GS, Thompson C, Markovic SN. Peripheral blood lymphocyte/monocyte ratio at diagnosis and survival in nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. Br J Haematol 2012; 157:321-30. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2012.09067.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2011] [Accepted: 01/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Luis F. Porrata
- Division of Hematology; Department of Medicine; Mayo Clinic; Rochester; MN; USA
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- Division of Hematology; Department of Medicine; Mayo Clinic; Rochester; MN; USA
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- Division of Hematology; Department of Medicine; Mayo Clinic; Rochester; MN; USA
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- Division of Hematology; Department of Medicine; Mayo Clinic; Rochester; MN; USA
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- Division of Hematology; Department of Medicine; Mayo Clinic; Rochester; MN; USA
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- Division of Hematology; Department of Medicine; Mayo Clinic; Rochester; MN; USA
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- Division of Hematology; Department of Medicine; Mayo Clinic; Rochester; MN; USA
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- Division of Hematology; Department of Medicine; Mayo Clinic; Rochester; MN; USA
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- Division of Hematology; Department of Medicine; Mayo Clinic; Rochester; MN; USA
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- Division of Hematology; Department of Medicine; Mayo Clinic; Rochester; MN; USA
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Gawande RS, Khurana A, Messing S, Zhang D, Castañeda RT, Goldsby RE, Hawkins RA, Daldrup-Link HE. Differentiation of normal thymus from anterior mediastinal lymphoma and lymphoma recurrence at pediatric PET/CT. Radiology 2011; 262:613-22. [PMID: 22157202 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.11110715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the role of positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) in the differentiation of normal thymus from mediastinal lymphoma and lymphoma recurrence in pediatric patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was approved by the institutional review board, and informed consent was waived. The study was HIPAA compliant. Two hundred eighty-two fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT studies in 75 pediatric oncology patients were reviewed retrospectively. Patients were divided into four groups: anterior mediastinal lymphoma (group A, n=16), anterior mediastinal lymphoma with subsequent recurrence (group B, n=5), lymphoma outside the mediastinum (group C, n=16), and other malignant tumors outside the thymus (group D, n=38). Analyses included measurements of the maximum anteroposterior and transverse dimensions of the anterior mediastinal mass or thymus on axial CT images and measurements of maximum standardized uptake values of anterior mediastinal mass, thymus (SUVt), and bone marrow at the level of the fifth lumbar vertebra (SUVb) on PET images. Quantitative parameters were compared by using an analysis of variance test. RESULTS Mean prechemotherapy SUVt was 4.82 for group A, 8.45 for group B, 2.00 for group C, and 2.09 for group D. Mean postchemotherapy SUVt for group B was 4.74. Thymic rebound (mean SUVt, 2.89) was seen in 44% of patients at a mean interval of 10 months from the end of chemotherapy. The differences between prechemotherapy SUVt of mediastinal lymphoma and normal thymus and postchemotherapy SUVt of lymphoma recurrence and thymic rebound were highly significant (P<.001). CONCLUSION SUVt is a sensitive predictor for differentiation of normal thymus or thymic rebound from mediastinal lymphoma. SUVt of 3.4 or higher is a strong predictor of mediastinal lymphoma.
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- Rakhee S Gawande
- Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, and Pediatric Radiology Section, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, 725 Welch Rd, Stanford, CA 94305-5654, USA
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Porrata LF, Ristow K, Colgan JP, Habermann TM, Witzig TE, Inwards DJ, Ansell SM, Micallef IN, Johnston PB, Nowakowski GS, Thompson C, Markovic SN. Peripheral blood lymphocyte/monocyte ratio at diagnosis and survival in classical Hodgkin's lymphoma. Haematologica 2011; 97:262-9. [PMID: 21993683 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2011.050138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lymphopenia and tumor-associated macrophages are negative prognostic factors for survival in classical Hodgkin's lymphoma. We, therefore, studied whether the peripheral blood absolute lymphocyte count/absolute monocyte count ratio at diagnosis affects survival in classical Hodgkin's lymphoma. DESIGN AND METHODS We studied 476 consecutive patients with classical Hodgkin's lymphoma followed at the Mayo Clinic from 1974 to 2010. Receiver operating characteristic curves and area under the curve were used to determine cut-off values for the absolute lymphocyte count/absolute monocyte count ratio at diagnosis, while proportional hazards models were used to compare survival based on the absolute lymphocyte count/absolute monocyte count ratio at diagnosis. RESULTS The median follow-up period was 5.6 years (range, 0.1-33.7 years). An absolute lymphocyte count/absolute monocyte count ratio at diagnosis of 1.1 or more was the best cut-off value for survival with an area under the curve of 0.91 (95% confidence interval, 0.86 to 0.96), a sensitivity of 90% (95% confidence interval, 85% to 96%) and specificity of 79% (95% confidence interval, 73% to 88%). Absolute lymphocyte count/absolute monocyte count ratio at diagnosis was an independent prognostic factor for overall survival (hazard ratio, 0.18; 95% confidence interval, 0.08 to 0.38, P<0.0001); lymphoma-specific survival (hazard ratio, 0.10; 95% confidence interval, 0.04 to 0.25, P<0.0001); progression-free survival (hazard ratio, 0.35; 95% confidence interval, 0.18 to 0.66, P<0.002) and time to progression (hazard ratio, 0.27; 95% confidence interval, 0.17 to 0.57, P<0.0006). CONCLUSIONS The ratio of absolute lymphocyte count/absolute monocyte count at diagnosis is an independent prognostic factor for survival and provides a single biomarker to predict clinical outcomes in patients with classical Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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- Luis F Porrata
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
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Steidl C, Connors JM, Gascoyne RD. Molecular Pathogenesis of Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Increasing Evidence of the Importance of the Microenvironment. J Clin Oncol 2011; 29:1812-26. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.32.8401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 292] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) represents the most common subtype of malignant lymphoma in young people in the Western world. Most patients can be cured with modern treatment strategies, although approximately 20% will die after relapse or progressive disease. The histologic hallmark of the disease is the presence of the characteristic Hodgkin Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells in classical HL and so-called lymphocyte-predominant (LP) cells in nodular lymphocyte-predominant HL. HL is unique among all cancers because malignant cells are greatly outnumbered by reactive cells in the tumor microenvironment and make up only approximately 1% of the tumor. Expression of a variety of cytokines and chemokines by the HRS and LP cells is believed to be the driving force for an abnormal immune response, perpetuated by additional factors secreted by reactive cells in the microenvironment that help maintain the inflammatory milieu. The malignant HRS and LP cells manipulate the microenvironment, permitting them to develop their malignant phenotype fully and evade host immune attack. Gene expression signatures derived from non-neoplastic cells correlate well with response to initial and subsequent therapies, reflecting their functional relevance. Recent biomarker studies have added texture to clinical outcome predictors, and their incorporation into prognostic models may improve our understanding of the biologic correlates of treatment failure. Moreover, recent preclinical and clinical studies have demonstrated that the tumor microenvironment represents a promising therapeutic target, raising hope that novel treatment strategies focused on the interface between malignant and reactive cells will soon emerge.
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- Christian Steidl
- From the British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- From the British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- From the British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Hodgkin's Lymphomas: A Tumor Recognized by Its Microenvironment. Adv Hematol 2010; 2011:142395. [PMID: 20981155 PMCID: PMC2963118 DOI: 10.1155/2011/142395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2010] [Accepted: 10/03/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Thomas Hodgkin's and Samuel Wilks first recognized Hodgkin disease in the first half of the 19th century. Initially described as lymphogranulomatosis, it was later recognized to be a lymphoid neoplasm derived from B cells and was classified on the basis of its histopathological features. Hodgkin lymphomas are now regarded as encompassing two clearly defined entities according to the WHO classification: nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma (NLPHL) and classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (CHL). This paper focuses on the current knowledge about the biological features that characterize both NLPHL and CHL, highlighting those relevant to correct pathological diagnosis and those that might be associated with patient outcome.
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Hodgkin disease was first described more than 175 years ago. Clinically and histomorphologically, the features of Hodgkin lymphoma are unusual for a lymphoma or for other malignancies. The incidence of Hodgkin lymphoma is estimated to be 7400 new cases per year in the United States, resulting in an age-adjusted yearly rate of 2.7 per 100,000 per year. There have been numerous classifications of non-Hodgkin lymphoma over the years, but the organizational schemes of Hodgkin lymphoma have been stable. This article reviews the diagnosis of the various types of Hodgkin lymphoma classification, diagnosis and differential.
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- Bertram Schnitzer
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5602, USA.
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Baumhoer D, Tzankov A, Dirnhofer S, Tornillo L, Terracciano LM. Patterns of liver infiltration in lymphoproliferative disease. Histopathology 2008; 53:81-90. [PMID: 18540976 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2008.03069.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIMS Liver involvement is a common finding in patients suffering from lymphoproliferative disease, and histopathological patterns of infiltration vary according to lymphoma subtype. Data correlating the form of liver involvement with distinct lymphoma subtypes is, however, scarce. The aim was to review 89 liver biopsies diagnosed with lymphoma infiltration and evaluate the infiltration patterns. METHODS AND RESULTS In equivocal cases, additional immunohistochemical and molecular pathology analyses were performed to differentiate between neoplastic and reactive cell infiltrates and to classify the lymphoma subtypes. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) and Burkitt lymphoma (BL) were the most prevalent subtypes in our series, which included 14 different lymphoma entities in total. Whereas DLBCL and BL predominantly demonstrated tumour nodules deranging the normal hepatic architecture, CLL and HL mostly showed infiltration of the portal fields. Interestingly, distinct lymphoma entities, particularly marginal zone B-cell lymphomas (MZL) and HL, commonly revealed lympho-epithelial lesions of bile ducts, which were observed in 10% of all investigated cases. Four cases, initially interpreted as T-cell lymphomas, proved to be reactive T-cell lesions. CONCLUSIONS Distinct lymphoma subtypes show characteristic patterns of liver infiltration. Additional molecular analyses can support diagnosis by verification of clonality or detection of characteristic genetic aberrations.
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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Nodular Lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma Presenting as Fulminant Hepatic Failure in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report With Pathologic, Immunophenotypic, and Molecular Findings. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2008; 16:196-201. [DOI: 10.1097/pai.0b013e3180cc3211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Jakovic LR, Mihaljevic BS, Jovanovic MDP, Bogdanovic AD, Martinovic VMC, Kravic TK, Bumbasirevic VZ. The expression of Ki-67 and Bcl-2 in hodgkin’s lymphoma: Correlation with the international prognostic score and bulky disease. Med Oncol 2007; 24:45-53. [PMID: 17673811 DOI: 10.1007/bf02685902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2006] [Revised: 11/30/1999] [Accepted: 07/17/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The prognosis of Hodgkin's lymphoma has been improved over last 10 yr due to identification of prognostic parameters. These factors may predict the clinical outcome and therefore may have influence on the selection of appropriate treatment. In a cohort of 40 patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma of nodular sclerosis subtype, treated with ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine) regimen, we analyzed prognostic relevance of the expression of Ki-67 and Bcl-2 at diagnosis as well as other clinical parameters: International Prognostic Score, bulky disease, tissue eosinophilia, and high erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Significance was tested according to response rate and overall survival. Patients with a high proliferative fraction (Ki-67 > 50%) had worse overall survival compared with those with low proliferation, 56% vs 91%. There was a correlation between Ki-67 positivity and the achievement of complete remission. Cox's multivariate model revealed that Ki-67 positivity at threshold of 50% was a significant independent prognostic factor. The Bcl-2 expression in less than 50% of tumor cells was detected in 65.5% of patients, and in a majority of cases it was associated with complete remission. Patients with high IPS had more progressive disease and shorter survival. Bulky disease, tissue eosinophilia, and high erythrocyte sedimentation rate had no significant influence on complete remission and survival. However, there was a marked divergence in survival curves after 4 yr follow-up for each of these parameters. Patients with high Ki-67, IPS > 3, bulky disease, tissue eosinophilia, and high sedimentation rate are at a higher risk of treatment failure and relapse and therefore might be eligible for other aggressive therapeutic approach.
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- Ljubomir R Jakovic
- Institute of Hematology, Clinical Center of Serbia, 2 Koste Todorovic str, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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Aleric I, Krpan M, Neralic-Meniga I. Unusual radiographic presentation of recurrent intrathoracic Hodgkin's disease. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2006; 118:389. [PMID: 16865642 DOI: 10.1007/s00508-006-0618-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Ivan Aleric
- Jordanovac Clinic for Pulmonary Diseases, Jordanovac 104, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Wang SA, Rahemtullah A, Faquin WC, Roepke J, Harris NL, Hasserjian RP. Hodgkin's lymphoma of the thyroid: a clinicopathologic study of five cases and review of the literature. Mod Pathol 2005; 18:1577-84. [PMID: 16258502 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hodgkin's lymphoma rarely involves the thyroid gland. We report the clinical and pathologic features of five cases of Hodgkin's lymphoma that presented as thyroid lesions. All five patients were females, aged 29-59 years. Three patients had a history of chronic thyroiditis and hypothyroidism and two were euthyroid. One patient had a remote history of Hodgkin's lymphoma. Imaging studies showed a 'cold' nodule (three cases) or a diffusely enlarged thyroid gland, resembling goiter or fibrosclerosing thyroiditis (two cases). Thyroid fine-needle aspiration was performed before thyroidectomy in all cases; three of these cases contained some atypical cells, raising the possibility of Hodgkin's lymphoma. Histologically, all cases were classical Hodgkin's lymphoma, nodular sclerosis subtype. The four patients with primary thyroid lymphoma had Stage IIE disease. All patients were treated with surgical excision and chemotherapy, with or without radiation therapy, and were alive after 2 months to 7 years of follow-up. A review of the English literature between 1962 and 2005 revealed 16 cases of thyroid Hodgkin's lymphoma, with a female preponderance and generally favorable outcome similar to the cases in our series. Hodgkin's lymphoma of the thyroid is rare and can mimic a primary thyroid epithelial tumor or thyroiditis clinically. Histologic diagnosis may be difficult due to marked fibrosis. Hodgkin's lymphoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of thyroid neoplasms.
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- Sa A Wang
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Unal A, Sari I, Deniz K, Ozkan M, Kontas O, Eser B, Cetin M. Familial nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: Successful treatment with CHOP plus rituximab. Leuk Lymphoma 2005; 46:1613-7. [PMID: 16236615 DOI: 10.1080/10428190500236502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a rare tumor type distinct from classical Hodgkin lymphoma and its familial form is unusual. The two cases (mother at age 48 and son at age 30 years) of NLPHL in advanced clinical stage are described. The patients were successfully treated with an immunochemotherapy schedule consisting CHOP plus rituximab (CHOP-R). This chemotherapy was well tolerated and the patients reached complete remission. These remissions were for 34 and 40 months for mother and son, respectively. In patients with NLPHL, CHOP-R regimen should be used as an alternative treatment regimen to obtain a good long-lasting response without any adverse events.
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- A Unal
- Faculty of Medicine, Dedeman Hospital, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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Xiao Q, Shen N, Hedvat CV, Moskowitz CH, Sussman LK, Filippa DA, Zelenetz AD, Houldsworth J, Chaganti RSK, Teruya-Feldstein J. Differential Expression Patterns of c-REL Protein in Classic and Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2004; 12:211-5. [PMID: 15551733 DOI: 10.1097/00129039-200409000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) is characterized by numerical gains of the short arm of chromosome 2. The high frequency of 2p overrepresentation including REL, particularly in the nodular sclerosis subtype suggests that constitutive activation of nuclear factor kappaB/REL is a hallmark of Reed-Sternberg (RS) cells. The aim of this study was to investigate c-Rel protein expression patterns in cHL and nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) cases by immunohistochemical analysis. A total of 79 cases of HL were analyzed, which included 59 cases of cHL (49 nodular sclerosis; 8 mixed cellularity; 2 lymphocyte-rich) and 20 cases of NLPHL. Positive staining was defined in this study as a reaction seen in the nuclei or nuclei and cytoplasm of RS or lymphocytic and histiocytic (L&H) cells in cHL and NLPHL cases, respectively. The percent positivity of c-REL staining of RS cells in cHL was seen in 51 of 59 cases (86.4%). No significant difference in c-REL expression was seen between nodular sclerosis (42 of 49, 85.7%) and mixed cellularity subtypes (7 of 8 cases, 87.5%; P = 1). In comparison, positive c-REL protein expression in L&H cells was seen in 5 of 20 NLPHL cases (25.0%). Therefore, significantly higher positivity of RS cells in cHL was seen compared with positivity of L&H cells in NLPHL; 86.4% vs. 25.0%; P = 0). Expression of Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein was seen in 6 of 30 cases (19.0%; 25 cHL, 5 NLPHL) and EBER1 in 5 of 27 cases (18.5%; 24 cHL, 3 NLPHL). The presence of Epstein-Barr virus did not correlate with c-REL protein expression (P = 1). Our results demonstrate that there is differential c-REL protein expression in cHL in comparison with NLPHL and suggest that c-REL may play a role in the pathogenesis of classic Hodgkin lymphoma.
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- Qianxun Xiao
- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Khoury JD, Jones D, Yared MA, Manning JT, Abruzzo LV, Hagemeister FB, Medeiros LJ. Bone Marrow Involvement in Patients With Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma. Am J Surg Pathol 2004; 28:489-95. [PMID: 15087668 DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200404000-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The significance of bone marrow involvement in patients with nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma is unknown. Of 275 patients diagnosed as lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma at our institution (1983-2003), we identified 7 patients with purely nodular disease in the diagnostic lymph node biopsy specimen who also had bone marrow involvement. The latter was detected at the time of initial diagnosis in four patients, after one cycle of chemotherapy in one patient, and at relapse in two patients. There were six men and one woman with a median age of 37 years (range, 25-47 years). In all cases, the bone marrow was involved by large B cells, representing <10% of all cells, associated with a prominent T-cell and histiocytic background. All patients had laboratory, radiologic, and/or morphologic evidence of aggressive disease at the time of detection of bone marrow involvement. At last follow-up, four patients had died of their disease and three were alive following therapy. In conclusion, a small subset of patients in whom lymph node biopsy shows nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma with a purely nodular pattern also may have lymphoma in the bone marrow. Bone marrow involvement is associated with laboratory, radiologic, or morphologic evidence of aggressive disease and poor prognosis. Although the best terminology for these bone marrow lymphomas is uncertain, the aggressive clinical behavior of these neoplasms supports the need for intensive therapy.
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- Joseph D Khoury
- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is characterised histologically by a minority of malignant Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells surrounded by benign cells, and clinically by a relatively good prognosis. The treatment, however, leads to a risk of serious side effects. Knowledge about the biology of the disease, particularly the interaction between the HRS cells and the surrounding cells, is essential in order to improve diagnosis and treatment. HL patients with abundant eosinophils in the tumours have a poor prognosis, therefore the eosinophil derived protein eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) was studied. Serum-ECP (S-ECP) was elevated in most HL patients. It correlated to number of tumour eosinophils, nodular sclerosis (NS) histology, and the negative prognostic factors high erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and blood leukocyte count (WBC). A polymorphism in the ECP gene (434(G>C)) was identified and the 434GG genotype correlated to NS histology and high ESR. The poor prognosis in patients with abundant eosinophils in the tumours has been proposed to depend on HRS cell stimulation by the eosinophils via a CD30 ligand (CD30L)-CD30 interaction. However, CD30L mRNA and protein were detected in mast cells and the predominant CD30L expressing cell in HL is the mast cell. Mast cells were shown to stimulate HRS cell lines via CD30L-CD30 interaction. The number of mast cells in HL tumours correlated to worse relapse-free survival, NS histology, high WBC, and low blood haemoglobin. Survival in patients with early and intermediate stage HL, diagnosed between 1985 and 1992, was generally favourable and comparatively limited treatment was sufficient to produce acceptable results for most stages. The majority of relapses could be salvaged. Patients treated with a short course of chemotherapy and radiotherapy had an excellent outcome. In conclusion prognosis is favourable in early and intermediate stages and there are possibilities for further improvements based on the fact that mast cells and eosinophils affect the biology and prognosis of HL.
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- Daniel Molin
- Department of Oncology, Radiology, and Clinical Immunology, Uppsala University.
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Ibom VK, Prosnitz RG, Gong JZ, Moore JO, DeCastro CM, Prosnitz LR, Rizzieri DA, Gockerman JP. Rituximab in Lymphocyte Predominance Hodgkin's Disease: A Case Series. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003; 4:115-8. [PMID: 14556684 DOI: 10.3816/clm.2003.n.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Rituximab in combination with chlorambucil or radiation therapy may be an effective and less-toxic therapeutic alternative for patients with lymphocyte predominance Hodgkin's disease (LPHD). We treated 6 patients with LPHD with weekly rituximab at 375 mg/m2 for 4 weeks, followed by either radiation therapy or chlorambucil. Four patients had previously untreated disease and 2 had relapsed LPHD. All patients had no evidence of disease progression at a median follow-up time of 12.5 months after receiving rituximab therapy (range, 6-39 months) and a median follow-up time of 6.5 months after completion of chlorambucil or radiation therapy (range, 3-25 months). Further follow-up is warranted to evaluate response duration and late toxicity of this novel treatment strategy
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- Valerie K Ibom
- Division of Medical Oncology and transplantation, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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von Wasielewski S, Franklin J, Fischer R, Hübner K, Hansmann ML, Diehl V, Georgii A, von Wasielewski R. Nodular sclerosing Hodgkin disease: new grading predicts prognosis in intermediate and advanced stages. Blood 2003; 101:4063-9. [PMID: 12543871 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2002-05-1548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The prognostic value of histologic classification and single histomorphologic parameters in Hodgkin disease has been widely debated in the literature. Whereas several former studies identified single parameters to be of clinical relevance, some recent reports have doubted the prognostic value of histology using modern treatment. Grading of the largest histologic category of Hodgkin disease, nodular sclerosis (NS), has been controversially discussed concerning clinical relevance. In this study, 965 cases of NS were reviewed to assess 9 histomorphologic parameters. The histologic results were correlated with laboratory and clinical findings and with overall survival and disease-free survival. Based on these results, a new grading of the NS category was established. The new grading, based on the 3 criteria eosinophilia, lymphocyte depletion, and atypia of the Hodgkin/Reed-Sternberg cells, was a significant indicator of prognosis in intermediate and advanced stages. Patients investigated in this study represent an outstanding collection because all of them were enrolled in the prospective multicenter clinical trial of the German Hodgkin Lymphoma Study Group. All of them had been staged uniformly according to the Ann Arbor system and had received stage-adapted modern treatment according to multimodality protocols. A subtle analysis of histology could represent a possible way to identify patients with a significantly better or worse prognosis. This new grading should help to avoid overtreatment to reduce severe therapy-related side effects such as acute toxicity and chronic sequelae such as cardiopulmonary complications and secondary neoplasias.
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Schlembach PJ, Wilder RB, Jones D, Ha CS, Fayad LE, Younes A, Hagemeister F, Hess M, Cabanillas F, Cox JD. Radiotherapy alone for lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's disease. Cancer J 2002; 8:377-83. [PMID: 12416895 DOI: 10.1097/00130404-200209000-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to analyze the results with radiotherapy alone in a select group of asymptomatic adults with nonbulky, early-stage lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between 1963 and 1995, 36 patients with nonbulky stage IA (N = 27) or IIA (N = 9) supradiaphragmatic (N = 27) or subdiaphragmatic (N = 9) lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's disease were treated with radiotherapy alone. Eleven of the patients underwent laparotomy. Limited-field radiotherapy involving only one side of the diaphragm and extended-field radiotherapy encompassing both sides of the diaphragm were used in 28 and 8 cases, respectively. Median dose to involved areas was 40.0 Gy given daily in 20 2.0-Gy fractions. Salvage treatmentconsisted of MOPP (mechlorethamine, vincristine, prednisone, procarbazine), CVPP/ABDIC (cyclophosphamide, vinblastine, procarbazine and prednisone/doxorubicin, bleomycin, dacarbazine, lomustine, and prednisone), or ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine) chemotherapy and/or involved-field radiotherapy. RESULTS Median follow-up was 8.8 years (range, 3.0-34.4 years). None of the 15 patients with supradiaphragmatic disease who received limited-field radiotherapy to regions that did not include the mediastinal or hilar nodes subsequently experienced relapse there. Only one of 20 patients who received supradiaphragmatic limited-field radiotherapy alone experienced relapse in the paraaortic nodes or spleen. The 5-year relapse-free and overall survival rates for the 20 patients with stage IA lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's disease treated with involved-field or regional radiotherapy were 95% and 100%, respectively. There were no cases of severe or life-threatening cardiac toxicity. No solid tumors have been observed in-field in patients treated with limited-field radiotherapy, even though they have been followed up longer than those treated with extended-field radiotherapy (median follow-up, 11.6 vs 5.5 years); two solid tumors have developed in-field in patients who received extended-field radiotherapy. DISCUSSION Involved-field or regional radiotherapy alone may be adequate in stage IA lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's disease patients. Longer follow-up will help to more clearly define the risks of cardiac toxicity and solid tumors that result from involved-field or regional radiotherapy, which appear to be low based on follow-up to date.
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- Pamela J Schlembach
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030-4009, USA
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Sandoval C, Venkateswaran L, Billups C, Slim M, Jayabose S, Hudson MM. Lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin disease in children. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2002; 24:269-73. [PMID: 11972094 DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200205000-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe the clinicobiological features, treatment, treatment outcome, and sequelae of children with lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS The authors performed a retrospective chart review of 754 patients with Hodgkin disease diagnoses at New York Medical College and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital from 1962 to 2000 to identify those with lymphocyte-predominant histology. Hematopathologists at the treating institutions reviewed stored tissue specimens and reconfirmed the histopathology of each case. RESULTS Fifty-one children (44 boys, 7 girls) were identified. The median age was 10.5 years (range 3.2-18.5); five children were younger than age 60 months. The median duration of lymphadenopathy before diagnosis was 4 months (range 0.5-30). Thirty-six children had stage 1 disease, eight had stage 2 disease, four had stage 3 disease, and three had stage 4 disease. Fifteen children underwent staging laparotomy, and four of these were upstaged. Treatment comprised combined modality therapy (n = 27), radiation therapy alone (n = 17), and chemotherapy alone (n = 7). Four children had a Hodgkin disease recurrence. Forty-eight (94%) patients were alive and disease-free at a median follow-up of 8 years (range 0.4-32.6). Eleven patients had long-term, therapy-related adverse effects (cardiac, infertility, pulmonary, and second malignant neoplasms). Three patients died. Two died of complications of second malignant neoplasms and one died of infectious complications after Hodgkin disease recurrence. CONCLUSIONS Children with lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin disease respond favorably to a variety of treatment modalities and are ideal candidates for less toxic therapy.
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- Claudio Sandoval
- Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA.
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Wilder RB, Schlembach PJ, Jones D, Chronowski GM, Ha CS, Younes A, Hagemeister FB, Barista I, Cabanillas F, Cox JD. European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and Groupe d'Etude des Lymphomes de l'Adulte very favorable and favorable, lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin disease. Cancer 2002; 94:1731-8. [PMID: 11920535 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.10404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin disease (LPHD) is rare and has a natural history different from that of classic Hodgkin disease. There is little information in the literature regarding the role of chemotherapy in patients with early-stage LPHD. The objective of this study was to examine recurrence free survival (RFS), overall survival (OS), and patterns of first recurrence in patients with LPHD who were treated with radiotherapy alone or with chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy. METHODS From 1963 to 1996, 48 consecutive patients ages 16-49 years (median, 28 years) with Ann Arbor Stage I (n = 30 patients) or Stage II (n = 18 patients), very favorable (VF; n = 5 patients) or favorable (F; n = 43 patients) LPHD, according to the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and Groupe d'Etude des Lymphomes de l'Adulte (EORTC-GELA) criteria, received radiotherapy alone (n = 37 patients) or received chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy (n = 11 patients). The percentages of patients with VF disease (11% vs. 9% in the radiotherapy group vs. the chemotherapy plus radiotherapy group, respectively) or F disease (89% vs. 91%, respectively) within the two treatment groups were similar (P = 1.00). A median of three cycles of chemotherapy with mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone (MOPP) or with mitoxantrone, vincristine, vinblastine, and prednisone (NOVP) was given initially to six patients and five patients, respectively. A median total radiotherapy dose of 40 grays (Gy) given in daily fractions of 2.0 Gy was delivered to both treatment groups. RESULTS The median follow-up was 9.3 years, and 98% of patients were observed for > or = 3.0 years. RFS was similar for patients who were treated with radiotherapy alone and patients who were treated with chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy (10-year survival rates: 77% and 68%, respectively; P = 0.89). The OS rate also was similar for the two groups (10-year survival rates: 90% and 100%, respectively; P = 0.43). MOPP or NOVP chemotherapy did not reduce the risk of recurrence outside of the radiotherapy fields. CONCLUSIONS MOPP or NOVP chemotherapy did not improve RFS or OS significantly in patients with VF or F LPHD, although the statistical power was limited. Ongoing clinical trials will help to clarify the role of a watch-and-wait strategy or systemic therapy, including anthracycline (epirubicin or doxorubicin), bleomycin, and vinblastine-based chemotherapy or antibody-based approaches, in the treatment of these patients.
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- Richard B Wilder
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030-4009, USA.
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Axdorph U, Porwit-MacDonald A, Grimfors G, Björkholm M. Tissue eosinophilia in relation to immunopathological and clinical characteristics in Hodgkin's disease. Leuk Lymphoma 2001; 42:1055-65. [PMID: 11697623 DOI: 10.3109/10428190109097726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Eosinophils frequently infiltrate tissues involved by Hodgkin's disease (HD), and blood eosinophilia is frequently observed. However, the clinical significance and the mechanisms underlying eosinophilia need further elucidation. In this study the grade of eosinophilic infiltration (EoI) was evaluated in biopsies from 259 HD-patients. In a selected group (n=32), the numbers of Hodgkin-Reed-Sternberg (HRS)-cells were counted, and the phenotype of small lymphocytes, the expression of cytotoxic lymphocyte-associated proteins, CD3-zeta-chain, HLA-DR, proliferation markers, latent membrane protein 1 (LMP-1) and blood lymphocyte function were evaluated. Samples from 88 HD patients (34%) showed high EoI. Significantly higher EoI was seen in nodular sclerosis 2 (NS2; p<0.001), bulky disease (p<0.05) and in patients <50 years (p<0.05). Patients with high EoI did not differ from the remainder with regard to distribution of sex, stage, B-symptoms, blood lymphocyte function and outcome. HRS-cells were significantly more frequent in NS HD as compared to mixed cellularity (MC) (p<0.001) irrespective of EoI. LMP-1-expression, proliferative fraction and phenotypes of small lymphocytes did not differ between the cases with low and high EoI, respectively. MC HD samples had significantly higher numbers of small cells positive for CD8 (p<0.01), T-cell intracellular antigen-1 (p<0.01) and Granzyme B (p<0.05) than NS. LMP-1-positive cases had significantly higher frequency of CD8-positive cells than LMP-1-negative. In conclusion, high EoI remains a feature of certain clinical subgroups of HD. However, there was no association between the degree of EoI and numbers of HRS-cells, phenotypes of small lymphocytes, EBV status and clinical outcome. Determination of EoI is of limited diagnostic and prognostic clinical value in HD. However, the differences in small cell distribution of CD8, TIA-1, GrB and CD57 between the histopathological groups and between LMP-1-expressing/non-expressing cases may contribute to our understanding of the biology of the disease.
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- U Axdorph
- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Hospital and Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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MESH Headings
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/complications
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/genetics
- B-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Burkitt Lymphoma/etiology
- Burkitt Lymphoma/pathology
- Central Nervous System Neoplasms/etiology
- Central Nervous System Neoplasms/pathology
- DNA, Viral/analysis
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- HIV Infections/complications
- HIV Infections/genetics
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/isolation & purification
- Herpesvirus 8, Human/isolation & purification
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Immunophenotyping
- In Situ Hybridization
- Interleukin-6/analysis
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/etiology
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/etiology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/genetics
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/pathology
- Peritoneal Neoplasms/etiology
- Peritoneal Neoplasms/pathology
- Pleural Neoplasms/etiology
- Pleural Neoplasms/pathology
- Proto-Oncogenes
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- D M Knowles
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University, USA
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