Schlette Ellen, Fu Kai, Medeiros L Jeffrey
Dept of Hematopathology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 72, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Am J Clin Pathol. 2003 Nov;120(5):760-6. doi: 10.1309/XV4A-G7EM-WQU7-ER67.
The distinction between small lymphocytic lymphoma/chronic lymphocytic leukemia (SLL/CLL) and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) has important clinical implications. Typically, SLL/CLL is CD23+, whereas MCL is CD23-. However, CD23 is expressed in a subset of MCLs, and the clinicopathologic features of patients with these neoplasms are not well described. We report 18 CD23+ MCLs, detected by flow cytometry in all cases (dim intensity, 16; bright intensity, 2), 5 (28%), also positive by immunohistochemical analysis. There were 13 men and 5 women (median age, 56 years), 5 of whom died (median survival, 46 months). Seventeen (94%) had bone marrow involvement. Lymphadenopathy (14 cases [78%]), splenomegaly (11 cases [61%]), and leukemic involvement (10 cases [56%]) were common. Five cases (28%) had blastoid morphologic features. The frequency of CD23 expression by MCL is method-dependent, being typically dim and most commonly detected by flow cytometry. In this small study group, bone marrow and leukemic involvement were relatively common.
小淋巴细胞淋巴瘤/慢性淋巴细胞白血病(SLL/CLL)与套细胞淋巴瘤(MCL)之间的区别具有重要的临床意义。通常,SLL/CLL为CD23阳性,而MCL为CD23阴性。然而,CD23在一部分MCL中表达,这些肿瘤患者的临床病理特征尚未得到充分描述。我们报告了18例CD23阳性的MCL,所有病例均通过流式细胞术检测到(强度弱的有16例,强度强的有2例),其中5例(28%)免疫组化分析也呈阳性。患者有13名男性和5名女性(中位年龄56岁),其中5人死亡(中位生存期46个月)。17例(94%)有骨髓受累。淋巴结病(14例[78%])、脾肿大(11例[61%])和白血病浸润(10例[56%])很常见。5例(28%)具有母细胞样形态特征。MCL中CD23表达的频率取决于检测方法,通常强度较弱,最常通过流式细胞术检测到。在这个小研究组中,骨髓和白血病浸润相对常见。