Pulmonary lymphomatoid granulomatosis: an immunohistochemical and gene rearrangement study / 中华病理学杂志
Chinese Journal of Pathology
; (12): 460-464, 2011.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the immunophenotype and gene rearrangement pattern of pulmonary lymphomatoid granulomatosis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Nine cases of pulmonary lymphomatoid granulomatosis, included 5 cases of open lung biopsy, 3 cases of lobectomy specimen and 1 case of autopsy, were retrospectively analyzed by immunohistochemistry, in-situ hybridization for Epstein-Barr virus-encoded RNA, immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor gene rearrangement studies.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The age of patients ranged from 3 to 59 years. The male-to-female ratio was 3 6. Histologically, all cases showed lymphocytic infiltration surrounding the blood vessels and in the perivascular areas. Most of these lymphoid cells expressed T-cell marker CD3. There were also variable numbers of CD20-positive B cells. The staining for CD56 was negative. According to the WHO classification, there were 4 cases of grade I , 1 case of grade II and 4 cases of grade III lesions. Six cases had gene rearrangement studies performed and 3 of them demonstrated clonal immunoglobulin gene rearrangement (including 1 of the grade II and 2 of the grade III lesions). No T-cell receptor gene rearrangement was detected.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Pulmonary lymphomatoid granulomatosis may represent a heterogeneous group of lymphoproliferative disorders. Some of the cases show B-cell immunophenotype and clonal immunoglobulin gene rearrangement, especially the grade II and grade lesions. They are likely of lymphomatous nature.</p>
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Main subject:
Pathology
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Pneumonectomy
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General Surgery
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Immunohistochemistry
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Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Heavy Chain
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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CD3 Complex
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Antigens, CD20
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Neoplasm Grading
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Pathology
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article