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Mao X, Liu L, Zhang B, Zhang D. Reversion-inducing cysteine-rich protein with Kazal motifs gene expression and its clinical significance in peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Oncol Lett 2013; 5:1867-1871. [PMID: 23833658 PMCID: PMC3700891 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2013.1306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The reversion-inducing cysteine-rich protein with Kazal motifs (RECK) gene was originally identified as a transformation suppressor gene that is widely expressed in normal tissues. In tumor tissues, RECK expression levels are significantly reduced, and the downregulation of RECK has been implicated in tumors that are more aggressive with a poor prognosis. In the present study, RECK expression in peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL; n=82) was examined using immunohistochemistry, and its correlation with clinicopathological factors was analyzed. According to the proportion of positively-stained cells and the staining intensity (SI), the patients were categorized into RECK-negative or RECK-positive groups. RECK expression was observed in 30 of the 82 patients (36.6%). The 3-year survival rate of the patients with RECK-positive tumors (65.5%) was significantly high compared with that of the patients with RECK-negative tumors (20.3%; P=0.046). Reduced RECK expression was found to be significantly correlated with extranodal lymphomatous involvement (P=0.012). The survival analysis showed that RECK-negative expression was an independent and significant factor for predicting a poor prognosis. RECK status is a useful prognostic factor for assessing the biological behavior in PTCL.
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- Xia Mao
- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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Bellei M, Chiattone CS, Luminari S, Pesce EA, Cabrera ME, de Souza CA, Gabús R, Zoppegno L, Zoppegno L, Milone J, Pavlovsky A, Connors JM, Foss FM, Horwitz SM, Liang R, Montoto S, Pileri SA, Polliack A, Vose JM, Zinzani PL, Zucca E, Federico M. T-cell lymphomas in South america and europe. Rev Bras Hematol Hemoter 2012; 34:42-7. [PMID: 23049383 PMCID: PMC3459617 DOI: 10.5581/1516-8484.20120013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2011] [Accepted: 12/04/2011] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Peripheral T-cell lymphomas are a group of rare neoplasms originating from clonal proliferation of mature post-thymic lymphocytes with different entities having specific biological characteristics and clinical features. As natural killer cells are closely related to T-cells, natural killer-cell lymphomas are also part of the group. The current World Health Organization classification recognizes four categories of T/natural killer-cell lymphomas with respect to their presentation: disseminated (leukemic), nodal, extranodal and cutaneous. Geographic variations in the distribution of these diseases are well documented: nodal subtypes are more frequent in Europe and North America, while extranodal forms, including natural killer-cell lymphomas, occur almost exclusively in Asia and South America. On the whole, T-cell lymphomas are more common in Asia than in western countries, usually affect adults, with a higher tendency in men, and, excluding a few subtypes, usually have an aggressive course and poor prognosis. Apart from anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma, that have a good outcome, other nodal and extranodal forms have a 5-year overall survival of about 30%. According to the principal prognostic indexes, the majority of patients are allocated to the unfavorable subset. In the past, the rarity of these diseases prevented progress in the understanding of their biology and improvements in the efficaciousness of therapy. Recently, international projects devoted to these diseases created networks promoting investigations on T-cell lymphomas. These projects are the basis of forthcoming cooperative, large scale trials to detail biologic characteristics of each sub-entity and to possibly individuate targets for new therapies.
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- Monica Bellei
- Department of Oncology, Hematology and Respiratory Diseases, L'Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia - UniMoRe, Modena, Italy
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Geissinger E, Bonzheim I, Krenács L, Roth S, Ströbel P, Ott G, Reimer P, Wilhelm M, Müller-Hermelink HK, Rüdiger T. Identification of the tumor cells in peripheral T-cell lymphomas by combined polymerase chain reaction-based T-cell receptor beta spectrotyping and immunohistological detection with T-cell receptor beta chain variable region segment-specific antibodies. J Mol Diagn 2005; 7:455-64. [PMID: 16237215 PMCID: PMC1885558 DOI: 10.1016/s1525-1578(10)60576-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Most nodal peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCL) originate from alphabeta-T cells, and they often contain reactive T cells that may hamper immunophenotyping. To specifically identify the neoplastic population in immunohistochemically stained slides, we assessed the heterogeneity of the T-cell receptor beta chain variable region (TCRVbeta). This region contains 65 gene segments, of which only one is expressed after rearrangement. To investigate PTCL, we developed a polymerase chain reaction assay to define the clonally rearranged TCRVbeta segment. Detecting the corresponding epitope with segment-specific antibodies enabled identification of tumor cells among the T cells. The TCRVbeta segment of the tumor cells was defined in 13 of 13 PTCL not otherwise specified and 11 of 13 angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphomas. Antibodies corresponding to the respective TCRVbeta segment of the tumor were available for seven cases from each group. After applying these antibodies in combination with antibodies against CD3, CD5, CD4, CD8, and cytotoxic molecules, double stains were evaluated by confocal laser scanning microscopy. In 9 of 14 cases, less than 50% of T cells expressed the clonally rearranged TCRVbeta segment. Phenotypes defined in double stains differed from those obtained by conventional immunohistochemistry in 11 of 14 cases. The combination of TCRVbeta polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry may facilitate more reliable detection and characterization of tumor cells in PTCL.
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MESH Headings
- Antibodies/immunology
- CD3 Complex/genetics
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral/genetics
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral/immunology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral/pathology
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/chemistry
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/immunology
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Staining and Labeling
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- Eva Geissinger
- Institute of Pathology, University of Wuerzburg, Josef-Schneider-Strasse 2, D-97080 Wuerzburg, Germany.
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Geissinger E, Odenwald T, Lee SS, Bonzheim I, Roth S, Reimer P, Wilhelm M, Müller-Hermelink HK, Rüdiger T. Nodal peripheral T-cell lymphomas and, in particular, their lymphoepithelioid (Lennert?s) variant are often derived from CD8+ cytotoxic T-cells. Virchows Arch 2004; 445:334-43. [PMID: 15480768 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-004-1077-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2004] [Accepted: 06/14/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Nodal peripheral T-cell lymphomas are not well understood, and most of them are classified in the "not otherwise specified group" (PTCL-NOS). Data on their normal cellular derivation are ambiguous. Most peripheral T-cell lymphomas are composed of tumor cells and a (sometimes dominant) reactive background, which also includes resting and activated T-lymphocytes. We defined the phenotype of the tumor cells in 101 PTCL-NOS based on their cytological atypia and using immunohistochemical double stains on paraffin sections with CD4/Ki67 and CD8/Ki67. The results were correlated to clinical presentation and outcome. Lineage could be defined in 98 cases (97%). Tumor cells were CD4(+) in 43 cases and CD8(+) in 38. These presented at a younger age but a higher clinical stage compared with the CD4(+) lymphomas. In 15 cases, the atypical cells were CD4(-)CD8(-); two cases were CD4(+)CD8(+). Of 17 lymphoepithelioid (Lennert's) lymphomas, 15 expressed CD8, one each was CD4(+) and CD4(-)CD8(-).
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- Eva Geissinger
- Institute of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Strasse 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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Lee HJ, Choi BI. T-Cell Lymphoma. In: Guermazi A, editor. Radiological Imaging in Hematological Malignancies. Berlin: Springer Berlin Heidelberg; 2004. pp. 199-221. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-18832-9_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Huang CL, Lin ZZ, Su IJ, Chao TY, Tien HF, Chang MC, Huang MC, Kao WY, Tang JL, Yeh KH, Wang CH, Hsu CH, Liu MY, Cheng AL. Combination of 13-cis retinoic acid and interferon-alpha in the treatment of recurrent or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2002; 43:1415-20. [PMID: 12389622 DOI: 10.1080/1042819022386806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We previously reported the therapeutic efficacy of 13-cis retinoic acid (13-cRA) in some subtypes of peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL). This study sought to clarify if the addition of interferon-alpha2a (IFN-alpha2a), an agent with synergistic cytotoxicity with 13-cRA in many types of malignant cells, may be more effective in the treatment of PTCL. Eligible patients has histologically proven PTCL, which was recurrent after or refractory to anthracycline-containing systemic chemotherapy. The treatment included oral administration of 13-cRA 1 mg/kg/day, divided into three doses, and intramuscular injection of IFN-alpha2a 4.5 MU/M2, three times per week. From March 1995 to July 2000, a total of 17 patients, 10 men and 7 women, with a median age of 47 years (range, 18-77 years), were recruited. The histologic diagnosis included 7 cases of unspecified PTCL, 6 cases of Ki-1 anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), 1 case of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, and 3 cases of angiocentric nasal NK/T cell lymphoma. They received a median of 1.7 months of treatment (range, 0.4-13.3 months). One patient refused further treatment due to toxicity. The doses of 13-cRA and IFN-alpha2a had to be decreased in 7 and 7 patients, respectively. Grade III/IV hematologic and non-hematologic toxicity developed in 2 and 5 patients, respectively. There were 5 partial responses (Ki-1, 4; unspecified PTCL, 1), with a total response rate of 31.3% (95% CI, 5.7-56.8%). The median duration of response for the responders was 2.5 months (range, 0.8-7.2 months). The median overall survival for the entire group of patients was 3.6 months. In conclusion, a combination of 13-cRA and IFN-alpha2a is a useful salvage treatment for selected patients with recurrent or refractory PTCL, particularly those with the Ki-1 subtype. However, the data does not support that addition of IFN-alpha2a is superior to 13-cRA alone.
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- Chin-Lun Huang
- Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
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Yao JL, Cangiarella JF, Cohen JM, Chhieng DC. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of peripheral T-cell lymphomas. A cytologic and immunophenotypic study of 33 cases. Cancer 2001; 93:151-9. [PMID: 11309782 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.9022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) accounts for 10-20% of all non-Hodgkin lymphomas in the United States. In this study, the authors reviewed the cytologic and immunophenotypic findings of 33 fine-needle aspirations (FNAs) of PTCL. METHODS Thirty-three FNAs from 26 patients (12 females and 14 males) with PTCL were identified during 1991-1999. The patients' age ranged from 19 to 96 years. Immunophenotyping was performed in 24 cases by using either flow cytometry (FC; 21 cases) or immunocytochemistry (IC; 3 cases). Follow-up included review of prior or current histology and clinical records. RESULTS Nine cases were associated with mycosis fungoides, three cases were classified as T-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and two were angioimmunoblastic adenopathy (AILD)-like T-cell lymphoma. The remaining 19 were classified as PTCL, not otherwise specified. The latter consisted of eight mixed cell variant, eight large cell variant, and three anaplastic variant. One of the mixed cell variant and one of the large cell variants contained numerous epithelioid histiocytes (Lennert lymphoma). Thirty (91%) cases had a definitive diagnosis of malignant lymphoma. Twenty-two cases (2 IC and 20 FC) showed a predominant population of T lymphocytes without a monoclonal B-cell population. In addition, FC revealed an aberrant expression of T-cell markers in 13 cases. Two cases were interpreted as "atypical lymphoid population"; one case was an AILD-like T-cell lymphoma, and the other case was PTCL, large cell type. One case initially was interpreted as granulomatous lymphadenitis; subsequent biopsy revealed PTCL, Lennert type. CONCLUSIONS Peripheral T-cell lymphoma is a heterogeneous group of lesions with diverse cytomorphology. Cytologic analysis and immunophenotyping is an accurate method of diagnosing peripheral T-cell lymphoma.
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- J L Yao
- Department of Pathology, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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PURPOSE To evaluate radiologic findings of peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) of the colon at double-contrast barium enema examination. MATERIALS AND METHODS Double-contrast barium enema findings in six patients with pathologically proved PTCL of the colon were retrospectively evaluated and compared with colonoscopic and histopathologic findings. RESULTS There was a diffuse involvement of almost all segments of the colon in four patients and a focal segmental involvement in two. Frequent findings at double-contrast barium enema examination included geographic ulcerations (n = 6), aphthous ulcerations (n = 4), pseudopolyps (n = 4), circumferential luminal narrowing (n = 4), and ileocecal deformity (n = 4). CONCLUSION PTCL of the colon manifested as either a diffuse or a focal segmental lesion and showed extensive mucosal ulceration at double-contrast barium enema examination. These findings are similar to those of inflammatory bowel disease and are different from those of colorectal lymphoma with the B-cell phenotype.
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- H J Lee
- Department of Radiology and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea
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López-Guillermo A, Cid J, Salar A, López A, Montalbán C, Castrillo JM, González M, Ribera JM, Brunet S, García-Conde J, Fernández de Sevilla A, Bosch F, Montserrat E. Peripheral T-cell lymphomas: initial features, natural history, and prognostic factors in a series of 174 patients diagnosed according to the R.E.A.L. Classification. Ann Oncol 1998; 9:849-55. [PMID: 9789607 DOI: 10.1023/a:1008418727472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCL) account for about 10% of all lymphomas in Western countries. The aim of the present study is to analyze the initial characteristics and prognostic factors in a large series of PTCL patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS 174 patients (105 male/69 female; median age 61 years) were diagnosed with PTCL according to the R.E.A.L. Classification in nine Spanish institutions between 1985 and 1996. Cutaneous lymphomas and T-cell chronic lymphocytic/prolymphocytic leukemia were excluded from the study. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to assess the prognostic value of the main initial variables. RESULTS The distribution according to histology subgroup was: PTCL unspecified, 95 cases (54.4%); anaplastic large-cell Ki-l-positive (ALCL), 30 cases (17%); angioimmunoblastic T cell, 22 cases (13%); angiocentric, 14 cases (8%); intestinal T cell, 12 cases (7%), and hepatosplenic gamma delta T cell, one case (0.6%). As compared to the other types, ALCL presented more frequently in ambulatory performance status, without extranodal involvement, in early stage, normal serum beta 2-microglobulin (B2M) level and low-risk international prognostic index (IPI). Most patients were treated with adriamycin-containing regimens. The overall CR rate was 49% (69% for ALCL vs. 45% for other PTCL; P < 0.02). The risk of relapse was 48% at four years. Median survival of the series was 22 months (65 months for ALCL vs. 20 months for other PTCL; P = 0.03), with a four-year probability of survival of 38% (95% confidence intervals (95% CI): 28-48). In the univariate analysis, in addition to the histology, older age, poor performance status, presence of B-symptoms, extranodal involvement, bone marrow infiltration, advanced Ann Arbor stage, high serum LDH, high serum B2M, and intermediate- or high-risk IPI were related to poor survival. In the multivariate analysis the histologic subgroup (ALCL vs. other PTCL) (P = 0.02; response rate (RR): 4.3), the presence of B-symptoms (P = 0.02, RR: 2.2), and the IPI (low vs. high) (P = 0.04, RR: 2) maintained independent predictive value. When the analysis was restricted to the unspecified subtype, only IPI had independent prognostic value (P = 0.003; RR: 3.5). CONCLUSIONS PTCL have adverse prognostic features at diagnosis, respond poorly to therapy and have short survival, with no sustained remission. ALCL constitutes a subgroup which responds better to therapy and has a longer survival.
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Melnyk A, Rodriguez A, Pugh W, Cabannillas F. Evaluation of the Revised European-American Lymphoma Classification Confirms the Clinical Relevance of Immunophenotype in 560 Cases of Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Blood 1997; 89:4514-20. [DOI: 10.1182/blood.v89.12.4514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Revised European-American Lymphoma (REAL) classification has been criticized for its emphasis on the unproven clinical relevance of immunophenotype. A worse prognosis for peripheral T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (PTCLs) has been inconsistently reported in part because the definition of PTCL has been imprecise (eg, T-cell–rich B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas [TCRBCLs] have been misdiagnosed as PTCLs in the past) and because its correlation with other known prognostic factors has not been studied by multivariate analysis. We analyzed six protocols from 1984 to 1995 with Working Formulation intermediate grade and immunoblastic lymphomas (exclusive of mantle cell) and selected only those cases in which immunophenotyping was performed and was conclusive. Of a total of 560 evaluable patients, 68 were PTCLs (12%) and the remaining 492 (88%) were B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, including 16 TCRBCLs (3% of total). The 5-year failure-free survival (FFS) for PTCLs and B-cell large-cell lymphomas (BCLCLs) is 38% and 55%, respectively (P < .0001) and the 5-year overall survival (OS) is 39% and 262%, respectively (P < .001). The M.D. Anderson prognostic tumor score (MDATS) and International Prognostic Index (IPI) for all patients was calculated. With MDATS of less than 3 (good prognosis), the 5-year FFS for PTCL and BCLCL is 56% and 69%, respectively (P = .01), and the 5-year OS is 64% and 77%, respectively (P = .06). With MDATS of greater than 2 (poor prognosis), 5-year FFS for PTCL and BCLCL is 26% and 38%, respectively (P = .03), and the 5-year OS is 24% and 41%, respectively (P = .02). With an IPI of less than 3 (good prognosis), the 5-year FFS for PTCL and BCLCL is 49% and 64%, respectively (P = .001), and the 5-year OS is 55% and 71%, respectively (P = .013). With an IPI greater than 2 (poor prognosis), the 5-year FFS for PTCL and BCLCL is 11% and 35%, respectively (P = .044), and the 5-year OS is 10% and 40%, respectively (P = .011). Multivariate analysis shows that MDATS, IPI, and T-cell phenotype are totally independent and are the most significant predictors of FFS and OS. The 68 PTCLs include 45 PTCLs unspecified, 10 Ki-1 anaplastic (ALCL), 8 angioimmunoblastic, and 5 angiocentric lymphomas. Angiocentrics were usually refractory (1 of 5 remissions only). ALCL rarely relapsed late. We conclude that the immunophenotypic basis of the REAL classification is clinically relevant and that, although other prognostic features also influence outcome, the T-cell phenotype still remains an independent and significant prognostic factor.
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Lin MT, Chen YC, Chen PJ, Yang YC, Tang JL, Wu JM, Chuang SE, Yang CS. Envelope gene sequences of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 in Taiwan. Arch Virol 1996; 141:219-29. [PMID: 8634016 DOI: 10.1007/bf01718395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Three major types of HTLV-1 had been proposed, the Melanesian type, the Zairian type, and the cosmopolitan type, which was further divided into subtypes A, B and C, according to the phylogenetic tree constructed from LTR sequences of current HTLV-isolates. In this study, the envelope gene sequences of HTLV-1 from 9 Taiwanese were analyzed. Based on the phylogenetic tree constructed by unweighted pair group method and the sequence homology analysis by GCG computer programs, the envelope gene sequences of HTLV-1 proviruses from these 9 Taiwanese belonged to subtype A or subtype B of the cosmopolitan type and were closely related to HTLV-1 from Japan. Twelve subtype-specific nucleotide variations were deduced from the comparison of complete or partial envelope gene sequences of 16 HTLV-1 isolates of known subtypes as well as those of 9 Taiwanese. These data provided the basis for subtyping the cosmopolitan type of HTLV-1 by amplification of envelope gene sequences and restriction fragment length polymorphism studies. A more extensive survey based upon this proposal was warranted.
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- M T Lin
- Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
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Human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) is etiologically associated with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL). We cloned and sequenced host DNA adjacent to the long terminal repeats of HTLV-I from uncultured leukemic cells of 4 ATL patients. The region flanking the provirus was generally A/T-rich (60-64% A/T), and a nucleotide composition bias was noticed when sequences within 25 bp on both sides of the integration target site were analyzed. In the 6-bp direct repeat, both end positions are preferentially occupied by G/C, whereas the middle positions are preferentially occupied by A/T. Furthermore, AA or TT dinucleotides are frequently present on each side adjacent to the center of the direct repeat. Our finding suggests preferential integration target sites of HTLV-I in the host genome. Further study is warranted to determine whether each of the target sequence preference is a general property of HTLV-I integration or may be associated with the leukemogenesis of ATL.
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- K S Chou
- Department of Cancer Biology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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BACKGROUND Primary T-cell lymphomas of the central nervous system are uncommon neoplasms. METHODS A case of a primary central nervous system T-cell lymphoma in a 66-year-old female who died 8 months after surgery is described. The biopsy specimen was evaluated by routine histology, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, and Southern blotting/DNA hybridization. RESULTS The neoplasm was composed of pleomorphic medium and large cells. Virtually all of the neoplastic cells reacted with antibodies to CD3, CD5, and CD8. Multiple rearranged bands were detected with the T-cell receptor beta-chain gene probe. CONCLUSION To the authors' knowledge, this is the first description of a primary central nervous system T-cell lymphoma composed of a predominant population of CD8-expressing T cells, and the first case confirmed by Southern blotting/DNA hybridization.
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- J A Novak
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Levine PH, Cleghorn F, Manns A, Jaffe ES, Navarro-Roman L, Blattner WA, Hanchard B, De Oliveira MS, Matutes E, Catovsky D. Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma: a working point-score classification for epidemiological studies. Int J Cancer 1994; 59:491-3. [PMID: 7960218 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.2910590410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a malignancy that occurs most frequently in south-western Japan and the Caribbean basin. The primary etiologic agent for this disease, human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I), is endemic in these areas. Only a small percentage of individuals infected with HTLV-I develop ATL. The factors that determine the development of malignant disease as an outcome of HTLV-I infection in an individual are unknown. ATL is histopathologically heterogeneous and firm diagnosis is made on the contribution of clinical, laboratory and histopathologic features. The wide variety of laboratory assays available to geographically diverse populations has led to a need to standardize the criteria for determining the diagnosis of this disease for epidemiologic studies. This report summarizes current information regarding ATL and proposes a classification facilitating comparison of case series in geographically and ethnically different populations.
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- P H Levine
- National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Cheng AL, Su IJ, Tien HF, Wang CC, Chen YC, Wang CH. Characteristic clinicopathologic features of adult B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma with special emphasis on differential diagnosis with an atypical form probably of blastic lymphocytic lymphoma of intermediate differentiation origin. Cancer 1994; 73:706-10. [PMID: 7507799 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19940201)73:3<706::aid-cncr2820730334>3.0.co;2-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Lymphoblastic lymphoma is typically of thymic T-cell phenotype. Lymphoblastic lymphoma of B-cell origin (B-lymphoblastic lymphoma) has been relatively poorly described. Whether B-lymphoblastic lymphoma should be managed like its T-cell counterpart remains to be clarified. METHODS From 1983 to 1991, 10 adult patients were diagnosed as having B-lymphoblastic lymphoma at National Taiwan University Hospital by using the histomorphologic criteria of international working formulation. B-cell phenotype was determined by the immunohistochemistry method. Clinicopathologic features of these 10 patients were reviewed. RESULTS Seven patients were grouped as typical type and were characterized by an aggressive clinical course with lymph node (7 of 7), bone marrow (6 of 7), liver (3 of 7), spleen (3 of 7), and central nervous system (2 of 7) involvement. The median survival time was 8 months. In contrast, three patients had an atypical clinical picture. They were older patients (64-73 years) and were characterized by a relatively less aggressive course with predominantly bulky nodal involvement. Two of these three patients are alive (31 and 49 months, respectively) and well at this report, with one of them being repeatedly experiencing disease remission with the use of simple salvage chemotherapeutic regimens. Further studies revealed that tumor tissues of these three atypical cases had strong expression of CD5 (Leu-1) marker. CONCLUSION B-lymphoblastic lymphoma diagnosed by histomorphologic criteria should be further distinguished from a relatively favorable subtype, which probably represents a variant of blastic lymphocytic lymphoma of intermediate differentiation as described by Lardelli et al. Clinical features of typical B-lymphoblastic lymphoma, except for the lack of mediastinal involvement, is similar to its T-cell counterpart.
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- A L Cheng
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Republic of China
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Lin KH, Su IJ, Chen RL, Lin DT, Tien HF, Chen BW, Lin KS. Peripheral T-cell lymphoma in childhood: a report of five cases in Taiwan. Med Pediatr Oncol 1994; 23:26-35. [PMID: 8177142 DOI: 10.1002/mpo.2950230106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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We encountered five children with peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTL) at National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) from 1985-1989. The patients were four boys and one girl, aged between 5 and 13 years. The duration of prediagnostic symptoms varied from 1 month to 5 years. All had pyrexia and lymphadenopathy; one had a prolonged history of granulomatosis with repeated infection. Four had hepatosplenomegaly. One patient presented with diffuse pulmonary infiltration and impending respiratory failure. All patients were negative for human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV)-I antibody, and positive for HBsAg. Four patients who had EBV-viral capsid antigen (VCA) IgG and who were IgM tested were positive for EBV-VCA IgG, but only two had evidence of active EBV infection. Tumor cell markers were examined and showed the following phenotypes: all patients were CD2, CD3, and CD7 positive but CD19 and CD20 negative; three patients were CD4 positive and CD8 negative; the other two patients were CD4 negative and CD8 positive. Four patients died 2-7 months after diagnosis. The remaining patient received allogeneic bone marrow transplantation and has survived free of disease for more than 22 months after transplant. Our five cases reconfirm the high frequency of diagnostic delay, the heterogenous immunophenotypes, high mortality, and poor responsiveness to conventional therapy for PTL. Bone marrow transplantation in the early stage might be a possible cure of this disease.
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- K H Lin
- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Republic of China
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BACKGROUND Postthymic/peripheral T-cell malignancy shows significant histopathologic and clinical diversity, even in its prognosis, and the correlations remain to be debated. METHODS The clinicopathologic features of 212 Japanese patients with these neoplasms were investigated. RESULTS There were 131 male and 81 female patients, whose ages ranged from 2 to 90 years (mean, 51.7 years). Lymphadenopathy was the most frequent clinical presentation, and the patients also had frequent skin lesions, hyperimmunoglobulinemia, hypercalcemia, and a rapid clinical course. Furthermore, the differences in the histologic features of each subcategory reflected the clinical pictures. The immunophenotypic analysis was indispensable in establishing a correct diagnosis, and the high-grade tumors often showed loss of pan-T antigens. CONCLUSIONS The histopathologic classification proposed by Suchi et al., which has been incorporated into the updated Kiel classification, showed a good prognostic correlation.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte/analysis
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- HTLV-I Antibodies/analysis
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Japan
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/pathology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/pathology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral/classification
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral/pathology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/pathology
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/analysis
- Survival Rate
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- S Nakamura
- Department of Pathology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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Tien HF, Su IJ, Chuang SM, Lee FY, Liu MC, Tsai TF, Lin KH, Chen RL. Cytogenetic characterization of Epstein-Barr virus-associated T-cell malignancies. Cancer Genet Cytogenet 1993; 69:25-30. [PMID: 8397064 DOI: 10.1016/0165-4608(93)90107-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Recently, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection has been found not only to be associated with Burkitt lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma but also with some T-cell malignancies. Cytogenetic studies were performed on four Chinese patients with EBV-associated T-cell neoplasms: three peripheral T-cell lymphomas and one large granular lymphocyte leukemia with coexpression of T-cell antigen. Clonal chromosomal abnormalities were detected in all four patients. Rearrangements of chromosome 7 were observed in three patients: one at 7p22, one at 7q35 or 36, and the remaining one at both sites. The last patient also had a chromosomal abnormality involving 14q11. Trisomy of part of the 1q segment was detected in two patients. The results revealed that the chromosomal abnormalities in these patients were similar to those observed in other T-cell lymphomas. Further studies on more patients are necessary to find out whether there are specific chromosomal aberrations in EBV-associated T-cell neoplasms.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/genetics
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/isolation & purification
- Humans
- Immunophenotyping
- Karyotyping
- Leukemia, T-Cell/genetics
- Leukemia, T-Cell/microbiology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/microbiology
- Male
- Translocation, Genetic
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- H F Tien
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Republic of China
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Nakamura S, Koshikawa T, Koike K, Kitoh K, Suzuki H, Oyama A, Motoori T, Kojima M, Ogura M, Kurita S. Phenotypic analysis of peripheral T cell lymphoma among the Japanese. Acta Pathol Jpn 1993; 43:396-412. [PMID: 8372685 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1993.tb01151.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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From 1980 to 1990, 174 peripheral T cell lymphomas were studied morphologically and immunophenotypically with a panel of monoclonal antibodies which were reactive with T cell differentiation antigens in cryostat sections and/or cell suspensions. Histologically, 57% of the lymphomas were categorized into low-grade tumors according to the updated Kiel classification, while 41% were high-grade tumors. By immunologic studies, 50% of the lymphomas were of helper/inducer (CD4) phenotype, 6% were of cytotoxic/suppressor (CD8) phenotype, 3% expressed both CD4 and CD8, 3% lacked both CD4 and CD8, and 36% were phenotypically undetermined because of an admixture of a fairly even number of CD4 and CD8-positive cells. The phenotypically undetermined cases were more frequently noted in the low-grade groups than in the high-grade group, and the latter often showed a loss of pan-T antigens, although there was no definite correlation between the histologic category and the immunophenotype. CD25, which is strongly manifested in anti-HTLV-1 antibody-positive cases, was negative or only weakly expressed in anti-HTLV-1 antibody-negative cases. Anaplastic large cell lymphomas (LC-Ana) strongly expressed CD30, which was also detectable in only large blast-like cells in the low-grade tumors. Seventy-one per cent of the lymphomas expressed Ia antigens. In this series, the clinical data were available on 154 patients. For individual markers, the expression of CD30 and HLA-DR were associated with a longer actuarial survival (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05 by the generalized Wilcoxon test). The absence of CD25 or the presence of CD3 on tumor cells correlated with a relatively favorable prognosis, but not significantly. The detection of CD4 and CD8 had relatively little prognostic value. In the cases excluding LC-Ana, a significant difference was also recognized between the groups with and without CD25, CD30 and HLA-DR (P < 0.05 by the generalized Wilcoxon test). These results suggest that the immunophenotypic analysis of peripheral T cell lymphoma provided its use as an adjunct to a histopathologic diagnosis and was related to prognostic prediction.
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- S Nakamura
- Department of Pathology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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Mineura K, Sawataishi J, Sasajima T, Kowada M, Sugawara A, Ebina K. Primary central nervous system involvement of the so called 'peripheral T-cell lymphoma'. Report of a case and review of the literature. J Neurooncol 1993; 16:235-42. [PMID: 8093131 DOI: 10.1007/bf01057040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Primary central nervous system (CNS) involvement of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is uncommon and a vast majority of reported cases are of B-cell origin. We present a 52-year-old woman with primary peripheral T-cell lymphoma of the brain. Immunostaining of paraffin-embedded sections proved tumor cells to be positive for T-cell markers MT1 and UCHL1, and negative for B-cell markers MB1, and 4KB5. Radiotherapy combined with steroid therapy rendered neurologic recovery and complete tumor remission confirmed by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. From a review of documented 19 cases of primary CNS T-cell lymphoma including the present case, this disease is characterized by poor prognosis among CNS lymphomas.
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MESH Headings
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Astrocytoma/diagnosis
- Basal Ganglia
- Biopsy
- Brain Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Brain Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Brain Neoplasms/mortality
- Brain Neoplasms/pathology
- Brain Neoplasms/radiotherapy
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Dexamethasone/therapeutic use
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Humans
- Immunophenotyping
- Life Tables
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/diagnosis
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/drug therapy
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/pathology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/radiotherapy
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/classification
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral/diagnosis
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral/mortality
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral/pathology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral/radiotherapy
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral/therapy
- Methotrexate/administration & dosage
- Methylprednisolone/therapeutic use
- Middle Aged
- Survival Analysis
- Vincristine/administration & dosage
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- K Mineura
- Neurosurgical Service, Akita University Hospital, Japan
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Kanavaros P, Mikol J, Nemeth J, Galian A, Vaunaize J, Morinet F, Thurel C. Primary T-cell malignant lymphoma of the central nervous system. Histological, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural study of a case. Pathol Res Pract 1993; 189:93-8; discussion 98-101. [PMID: 8516221 DOI: 10.1016/s0344-0338(11)80123-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Most primary malignant lymphomas (ML) of the central nervous system (CNS) are derived from B-cells, whereas T-malignant lymphomas (T-ML) primarily arising in the CNS are extremely rare. We report on a patient with a primary T-ML of the CNS localised in the posterior fossa. On the basis of histological, ultrastructural and immunohistochemical studies, this tumour was classified as a pleomorphic T-ML, medium and large cell type with peripheral helper/inducer T-cell phenotype (CD 1-, CD 2+, CD 3+, CD 5+, CD 7-, CD 4+, CD 8-, CD 19-, CD 22-, UCHL 1+/CD 45 RO, L 26-/CD 20, LN 1-/CDW75, LN 2-/CD 74, MB 2-). Furthermore, the positivity of the markers CD 25 and HLA-DR on many medium-sized and large lymphoma cells suggests activation of these cells. The nuclear marker of proliferative activity Ki-67 was expressed in some large cells, whereas the natural killer cell-related markers CD 16 and Leu 7/CD 57 did not react with lymphoma cells. This study emphasises the value of extensive immunohistochemical investigations on frozen and paraffin sections in order to identify and characterize the T-cell malignancies, particularly in their rare CNS location.
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- P Kanavaros
- Department of Pathology, Lariboisière Hospital, Faculté Lariboisière-Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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Pallesen G, Hamilton-Dutoit SJ, Zhou X. The association of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) with T cell lymphoproliferations and Hodgkin's disease: two new developments in the EBV field. Adv Cancer Res 1993; 62:179-239. [PMID: 8109318 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-230x(08)60319-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- G Pallesen
- Laboratory of Immunopathology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
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Of 128 cases of malignant lymphomas studied in Singapore between 1986 and 1988, 28 were identified as peripheral T-cell lymphomas. Sera from two of the 128 cases were positive for HTLV-1 antibodies and both cases had the clinical and pathological features of adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma. The pathological and clinical features of the 28 cases of peripheral T-cell lymphoma are presented in detail. Survival data indicated no significant difference between the low grade and high grade histological types. Three of the patients had previous or concomitant malignancies. The percentage of T-cell lymphomas associated with HTLV-1 infection in Singapore is low compared to those areas in which HTLV-1 is endemic.
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- I Sng
- Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital
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Hasui K, Sato E, Sakae K, Goto M, Tokunaga M. Immunohistological quantitative analysis of S100 protein-positive cells in T-cell malignant lymphomas, especially in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphomas. Pathol Res Pract 1992; 188:484-9. [PMID: 1409076 DOI: 10.1016/s0344-0338(11)80042-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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S100 protein-positive cells (S100+ cells) in 36 cases of T-cell lymphoma (T-ML) in the lymph node and 15 cases of T-ML in the skin were analyzed immunohistologically in order to study their quantitative features in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL). The T-MLs were categorized according to the updated Kiel classification, and the T-cell pleomorphic type (Pleo) was subcategorized into 3 subtypes: Pleo-ATLL, Pleo-clear and Pleo-others. The population of S100+ cells and the first to fifth minimal distances of every S100+ cell were measured on micrographs of paraffin sections that had reacted to anti-S100 protein antibody according to the ABC method. Lymphoblastic and chronic lymphocytic leukemia types showed low populations of S100+ cells and long values of the first minimal distance. T-zone lymphoma without follicles and angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia-type T-ML had high populations and low values of the first minimal distance. Among the three subtypes of Pleo in the lymph node, Pleo-ATLL gave the highest population and the shortest value of the first minimal distance of S100+ cells, but this trend was not found in the skin. Clusters of more than five S100+ cells were more common in the Pleo-ATLL subtype than in the other two subtypes. The increase and clustering of S100+ cells in Pleo-ATLL suggests that the lymphoma cells act on S100+ cells as a helper.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- K Hasui
- Second Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Kagoshima University, Japan
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Takagi N, Nakamura S, Ueda R, Osada H, Obata Y, Kitoh K, Suchi T, Takahashi T. A phenotypic and genotypic study of three node-based, low-grade peripheral T-cell lymphomas: angioimmunoblastic lymphoma, T-zone lymphoma, and lymphoepithelioid lymphoma. Cancer 1992; 69:2571-82. [PMID: 1568182 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19920515)69:10<2571::aid-cncr2820691030>3.0.co;2-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Phenotypic and genotypic findings were correlated and compared for 35 specimens taken from 34 patients with three specific types of low-grade peripheral T-cell lymphoma: lymphoepithelioid (LeL), angioimmunoblastic (AILD), and T-zone (TzL) lymphoma. Frozen sections were stained by the double immunoenzymatic method using a combination of the monoclonal antibody Ki-67 for proliferating nuclei and those against lymphocyte surface antigens. Data were correlated by observing clonal rearrangements in the genes of the T-cell receptor beta chain (TCR beta). Of the 35 specimens studied, 32 (91%) were of predominantly CD4+ helper cell proliferation, and 21 (60%) showed the TCR beta gene rearrangement. There were 15 cases of AILD and TzL with predominantly helper cell proliferation, which contained a minimum of 21% CD4+Ki-67+ cells based on the total number of cells present in the specimen. Of these, 13 (87%) showed TCR beta rearrangement. In eight cases, containing a maximum of 20% CD4+Ki-67+ cells, only one (13%) showed any rearrangement. In addition, TCR beta rearrangement was observed in five of the nine cases of LeL, including two cases with only 12% CD4+Ki-67+ cells. For each of the three types, the proportion of CD4+ cells among the Ki-67+ population showed a relatively good correlation with the clonal TCR beta gene rearrangement. Moreover, there was a significant difference (P less than 0.05) in survival curves between groups with and without TCR beta rearrangement, although no obvious plateau was seen. These results suggest that the paucity of tumor cells in these lesions may account for the absence of a detectable band of rearrangements in some patients with one of these three specific types of low-grade peripheral T-cell lymphoma.
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- N Takagi
- Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan
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Hong RL, Su IJ, Chen YC, Hsieh HC, Wang CH, Liu CH, Shen MC. Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma containing Reed-Sternberg-like giant cells in Taiwan. A clinicopathologic analysis of 50 cases. Cancer 1992; 69:1254-8. [PMID: 1739924 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.2820690530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Hodgkin's disease (HD) is uncommon in Taiwan. In reviewing the clinicopathologic features of 50 cases, the authors found that the diagnosis of HD was complicated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Fourteen cases were reclassified as NHL containing Reed-Sternberg (RS) giant cells, mostly peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTL), and 34 cases as classic HD, which included 8 cases of lymphocyte predominance, 10 of nodular sclerosis, 12 of mixed cellularity, and 4 of lymphocyte depletion. For cases of HD, there was a bimodal age-incidence distribution with peaks at the third and fifth decades; 61.8% manifested Stage B symptoms and 80.6% had Stage III/IV disease. The group of patients with NHL, compared with those with classic HD, was found to be older (mean age, 41.4 years versus 33.1 years; P less than 0.05), to have more extranodal disease (35.7% versus 8.8%, P less than 0.05), less complete remission rate (25% versus 67.9%, P less than 0.05), and shorter median survival (29 months versus 90 months). Most of the NHL patients originally were diagnosed as having atypical or unclassified HD. Thus, the authors conclude that the previous observation of a predominance of mixed cellularity HD in Asian regions may be attributable to the inclusion of PTL, which may mimic HD in histology. Because there is a marked difference in clinical behavior and prognosis, it is important to distinguish between HD and NHL containing RS giant cells in an area with a high incidence of PTL.
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- R L Hong
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Republic of China
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Tsai TF, Su IJ, Lu YC, Cheng AL, Yeh HP, Hsieh HC, Tien HF, Chen JS, Uen WC. Cutaneous angiocentric T-cell lymphoma associated with Epstein-Barr virus. J Am Acad Dermatol 1992; 26:31-8. [PMID: 1310097 DOI: 10.1016/0190-9622(92)70002-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Two unusual cases of cutaneous angiocentric T-cell lymphoma were found to be associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection. OBJECTIVE The objective was to study the clinical course and the response of the disease to conventional chemotherapy. METHODS Histologic specimens from both patients were studied. Clonal proliferation was assessed by Southern blot hybridization. RESULTS The disease in both patients was rapidly progressive and responded poorly to aggressive treatment. Biopsy specimens showed infiltration of atypical lymphoid cells with angiocentricity and angiodestruction, which probably resulted in the observed tissue necrosis. Clonal proliferation of Epstein-Barr virus DNA was detected in tissue from primary skin lesions and disseminated nasal lesions. CONCLUSION Epstein-Barr virus-associated angiocentric T-cell lymphoma in our patients was characterized by an aggressive course and resistance to conventional chemotherapy. A search for Epstein-Barr virus and the human T-lymphotropic virus should be performed in patients with atypical features of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Antibodies, Viral/analysis
- Blotting, Southern
- Female
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/genetics
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/immunology
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/isolation & purification
- Humans
- Immunophenotyping
- Karyotyping
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/genetics
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/immunology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/microbiology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/pathology
- Male
- Penile Neoplasms/genetics
- Penile Neoplasms/immunology
- Penile Neoplasms/microbiology
- Penile Neoplasms/pathology
- Skin/pathology
- Skin Neoplasms/genetics
- Skin Neoplasms/immunology
- Skin Neoplasms/microbiology
- Skin Neoplasms/pathology
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- T F Tsai
- Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Republic of China
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Lee SH, Su IJ, Chen RL, Lin KS, Lin DT, Chuu WM, Lin KS. A pathologic study of childhood lymphoma in Taiwan with special reference to peripheral T-cell lymphoma and the association with Epstein-Barr viral infection. Cancer 1991; 68:1954-62. [PMID: 1655230 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19911101)68:9<1954::aid-cncr2820680918>3.0.co;2-e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The authors retrospectively reviewed the clinicopathologic and immunologic features of 65 consecutive cases of childhood lymphoma reported between 1980 and 1989. Southern blot hybridization was also performed in 23 cases to study their association with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1). The 65 cases included 56 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) (86%) and 9 Hodgkin's disease (HD) (14%). The NHL could be classified into the following groups: Group I, small noncleaved cell lymphoma (20 cases); Group II, lymphoblastic lymphoma (17 cases); Group III, large cell lymphoma (17 cases); and miscellaneous (2 cases). There was no follicular lymphoma case. Immunohistochemical study on paraffin sections and/or frozen specimens in 47 cases of NHL showed that all the Group I cases belonged to B-cell neoplasm (17 of 17 cases); most of the Group II cases belonged to T-cell neoplasm (9 of 14 cases); and most of the Group III cases were peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTL) (8 of 16 cases), including 2 cases of Ki-1 lymphoma. The majority of childhood NHL belonged to high-grade malignancy with an aggressive clinical course (median survival time, 8 months). The EBV DNA could be detected from the tumor tissues in 4 of 6 PTL, but in none of the remaining 19 cases of NHL including 6 Burkitt's type lymphomas. HTLV-1 proviral genome was not detected in all specimens examined. The authors concluded that the distribution pattern and clinicopathologic feature of childhood lymphoma in Taiwan are comparable to that in Japan and western countries. The frequent association of EBV with aggressive PTL was unique and deserves additional investigation.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Blotting, Southern
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- DNA, Viral/analysis
- Female
- HTLV-I Infections/pathology
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/genetics
- Hodgkin Disease/immunology
- Hodgkin Disease/pathology
- Human T-lymphotropic virus 1/genetics
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Infant
- Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic/pathology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/immunology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/pathology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral/immunology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral/pathology
- Male
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/pathology
- Prognosis
- Retrospective Studies
- Survival Rate
- Taiwan
- Tumor Virus Infections/pathology
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- S H Lee
- Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Republic of Taiwan
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Postthymic (peripheral) T-cell malignancy shows marked diversity in histopathologic appearances as well as in clinical and prognostic aspects. Histologic findings and clinical behavior of 110 cases of the three specific types of low-grade, peripheral T-cell lymphomas, i.e., lymphoepithelioid (LeL), angioimmunoblastic (AILD), and T-zone (TzL) lymphomas, were studied. There were 74 men and 36 women (age range, 24 to 90 years; median, 58). Histologic study of LeL, AILD, and TzL showed prominent reactive features which are distinct from those of high-grade, T-cell lymphomas (pleomorphic/immunoblastic types). Corresponding to the differences in the histologic pictures of each type, there were differences in the clinical pictures and prognosis. Hypergammablobulinemia (greater than 4 g/dl) was more common in AILD than in the others. However, these three types exhibited a widely variegated, sometimes overlapping spectrum of histologic appearances, and it was extremely difficult to distinguish one from the other on several occasions. The same was true of their clinical and laboratory findings, and they had a relatively favorable prognosis as compared with pleomorphic/immunoblastic lymphomas. Although the conventional phenotypic analysis showed the prominent mixture of helper/inducer and cytotoxic/suppressor T-cells with a varying degree of B-cells and histiocytes, the double immunohistochemical study revealed that the neoplastic cells consisted predominantly of helper/inducer cells. Furthermore, five cases (5%) showed the morphologic transition among the three types or development into pleomorphic/immunoblastic lymphoma. They seemed to constitute a comprehensive and yet distinct group of T-cell lymphomas. Based on morphologic findings and clinical data, the authors demonstrated the distinct character of the node-based, low-grade, T-cell lymphomas and also the relationship among the three types in this group. The results of phenotypic and genotypic analyses also support the concept proposed here.
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- S Nakamura
- Department of Pathology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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Hasui K. Paraffin-immunohistochemical analysis of 226 non-Hodgkin's malignant lymphomas in the endemic area of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1. Acta Pathol Jpn 1991; 41:350-62. [PMID: 1867099 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1991.tb01658.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A study was conducted to evaluate the usefulness of paraffin-immunohistochemistry for histopathological classification of non-Hodgkin's malignant lymphomas (NHML). the phenotypes of lymphoma cells and other cells were examined using 11 monoclonal and 3 polyclonal antibodies by the ABC method on paraffin-embedded tissue sections of 226 cases of NHML, comprising 94 B-cell lymphomas (B-ML) and 132 T-cell lymphomas (T-ML). In 219 NHML cases (96.8%), lymphoma cells reacted with more than one of these antibodies. A set of MB-1, Mx-pan B, L26, LN-1, LN-2 and anti-immunoglobulin light chain antibodies characterized each subtype of B-MLs, categorized according to the Kiel classification. Mantle-zone lymphoma (MzML) was added as one subtype. L26 stained the largest number of B-MLs (82.8%). B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) was labeled most frequently by MB-1. MzML was characterized by reactivity of lymphoma cells with LN-2 and by the appearance of monoclonal immunoglobulin light chain along the cell membrane. Follicle center cell lymphomas were stained by LN-1 and LN-2, although a small number of proliferating cells were labeled by LN-1 in B-CLL, MzML and the immunocytoma lymphoplasmacytic/cytoid variant. MT-1 and/or UCHL-1 showed various degrees of reactivity with the cell membranes of lymphoma cells in 94.8% of T-MLs. Among the T-cell pleomorphic lymphomas of Suchi and Lennert, the adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma type, defined by stippled heterochromatin distribution and peculiar huge cells, reacted selectively (p less than 0.05) with anti-phosphokinase C antibody. Anaplastic large cell T-ML reacted with a set of Ber H2, LN-2 and Leu M1. In T-zone lymphomas without hyperplastic follicles, angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia-type T-ML, lymphoepithelioid cell lymphomas and some pleomorphic lymphomas comprising clear large lymphoma cells, there were many intermingling B cells, and their constitution varied. In some lymphoblastic lymphomas of both the T cell and B-cell type, phenotypes of T cells and B cells were expressed. Consequently, it was shown that paraffin immunohistochemistry was useful for the practical histopathological diagnosis of NHML even in the area where human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 is endemic.
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- K Hasui
- Second Department of Pathology, Kagoshima University Faculty of Medicine, Japan
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- E B Rest
- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Su IJ, Chang IC, Cheng AL. Expression of growth-related genes and drug-resistance genes in HTLV-I-positive and HTLV-I-negative post-thymic T-cell malignancies. Ann Oncol 1991; 2 Suppl 2:151-5. [PMID: 1675581 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-7305-4_24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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This study was designed to investigate the biologic and molecular basis of the aggressive behavior of high-grade post-thymic T-cell malignancies. Freshly frozen tumor tissues from (1) human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type I (HTLV-I)-positive adult T-cell lymphoma (ATL) (7 cases), (2) HTLV-I-negative aggressive T-cell lymphoma (12 cases), and (3) HTLV-I-negative nonaggressive T-cell lymphoma (11 cases) were studied for the expression of several growth-related genes or proliferation antigens including interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R), Ki-67, transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), topoisomerase, and the multidrug resistance (MDR) gene by immunohistochemistry and Northern blot hybridization. Our results showed that tumor cells associated with HTLV-I and anaplastic morphology had an enhanced expression of Ki-67, TGF-beta, and topoisomerase, as compared to nonaggressive T-cell lymphoma. The expression of IL-2R was limited to ATL and one Ki-1 lymphoma. The MDR gene was frequently expressed in ATL, but only infrequently in other, HTLV-I-negative, malignancies. Clinical progression or relapse was associated with the expression of MDR, in addition to an increased expression of Ki-67. We therefore conclude that the aggressive clinical behavior of high-grade T-cell lymphoma may result mainly from the high proliferative activity of tumor cells, but the association with HTLV-I and clinical relapse is further complicated by the development of drug resistance.
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- I J Su
- Department of Pathology and Hematology/Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, R.O.C
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Su I, Chang I, Cheng A. Expression of growth-related genes and drug-resistance genes in HTLV-I-positive and HTLV-I-negative post-thymic T-cell malignancies. Ann Oncol 1991; 2:151-5. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/2.suppl_2.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Two childhood cases are reported of peripheral T-cell lymphoma; the neoplastic cells expressed activated CD8 (T8) phenotype and contained Epstein-Barr viral (EBV) DNA. Both patients had an aggressive and rapid clinical course despite chemotherapy. Elevated titers of antibodies to EBV-viral capsid antigen (greater than 640) and early antigen (greater than 10) were found in both patients. Histology revealed pleomorphic immunoblastic lymphoma with extensive necrosis in one case and an angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy-like pattern containing Reed-Sternberg-like giant cells in the other. Southern blot hybridization studies showed clonal rearrangement of the T-cell-receptor beta gene in both cases, and a cytogenetic study on one case revealed clonal structure abnormality involving chromosomes 1, 6, 7, 10, and 19. Analysis of the tumor DNA showed a high copy number of EBV genome per cell compared with that of Raji and Marmoset B 95.8 lines; the study for human T-cell leukemia virus type I was negative. The EBV genome was found by in situ hybridization in the tumor nuclei in both cases. In addition to Burkitt's lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma of the helper phenotype, and Hodgkin's disease, EBV can contribute to the development of CD8-positive aggressive T-cell lymphoma.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte/analysis
- Antigens, Viral/analysis
- CD8 Antigens
- Capsid Proteins
- Child
- Gene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/isolation & purification
- Humans
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic/genetics
- Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic/immunology
- Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic/microbiology
- Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic/pathology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/immunology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/microbiology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/pathology
- Male
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- I J Su
- Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Republic of China
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Su IJ, Wu YC, Chen YC, Hsieh HC, Cheng AL, Wang CH, Kadin ME. Cutaneous manifestations of postthymic T cell malignancies: description of five clinicopathologic subtypes. J Am Acad Dermatol 1990; 23:653-62. [PMID: 2229493 DOI: 10.1016/0190-9622(90)70269-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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This study was undertaken to identify the cutaneous manifestations among different prognostic subgroups of postthymic T cell malignancies. Cutaneous involvement was demonstrated in 43 of 88 cases. We recognized five clinicopathologic subtypes: type I, classical cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL) or mycosis fungoides, six cases; type II, primary large cell type CTCL, Ki-1 antigen (Ki-1+ or Ki-1-), seven cases; type III, primary angioinvasive T cell lymphoma, three cases; type IV, human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I+) adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL), eight cases; type V, secondary cutaneous involvement by peripheral T cell lymphoma (PTL), 19 cases. Primary CTCL and ATL tend to involve papillary dermis with or without epidermotropism, whereas PTL and angioinvasive T cell lymphoma predominantly affect skin adnexae, vessels, and subcutis. Cutaneous lesions in type V PTL are heterogeneous and may be confused with panniculitis, vasculitis, or an eczematous eruption. Classic CTCL, Ki-1+ lymphoma, and angioinvasive T cell lymphoma have a chronic course, whereas ATL, Ki-1- large cell lymphoma, and PTL are clinically aggressive.
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- I J Su
- Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
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Caulet S, Delmer A, Audouin J, Le Tourneau A, Bernadou A, Zittoun R, Diebold J. Histopathological study of bone marrow biopsies in 30 cases of T-cell lymphoma with clinical, biological and survival correlations. Hematol Oncol 1990; 8:155-68. [PMID: 2373492 DOI: 10.1002/hon.2900080307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Forty-five bone marrow (BM) biopsies have been studied in 30 T-cell malignant lymphoma (ML). According to the updated Kiel classification, these ML comprised 12 low grade ML and 18 high grade ML. BM involvement was not significantly more frequent in low grade ML (41.6 per cent) than in high grade (33.3 per cent). This involvement was discovered in 85 per cent of the cases at the time of diagnosis. A correlation was found between BM and other visceral localizations for histological type in all cases. Infiltrates principally showed a nodular pattern in low grade and a diffuse pattern in high grade ML. Hematopoietic hyperplastic reaction was frequent (66.6 per cent) not correlated to involvement. Clinical staging showed extensive spreading. Our patients had an overall median survival of 40 months, worse in high grade ML (median: 19 months) than in low grade ML (41 months) but not statistically different (p = 0.25). Extranodal localizations are a significant criteria for poor prognosis (p = 0.018). Among them, BM involvement appears to be the most significant criteria (Cox model, p = 0.006). Patients with BM localization had a median survival of 9 months contrasting with 40 months in patients without BM localization (p = 0.007). Thus, BM biopsy is useful for the diagnosis of patients with T-ML and essential to establish the prognosis.
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- S Caulet
- Department of Pathology, Jacques Delarue Hôtel-Dieu, Paris, France
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