Kern Jason B, Duff Deiter J, Odem Jamie L, Esebua Magda, Smith Lisa R, Doll Donald, Wang Michael
Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65203, USA.
Case Rep Pathol. 2013;2013:784176. doi: 10.1155/2013/784176. Epub 2013 Feb 12.
This is a case report of a previously undescribed 20q chromosomal deletion (del(20q)) in marginal zone lymphoma (MZL). A 54-year-old Caucasian male presented with an enlarging neck mass and multiple violaceous skin nodules over his chest. Biopsy of the neck mass and cervical lymph nodes revealed MZL. Cytogenetic evaluation of both lymph node and bone marrow tissue revealed del(20q). This was an unexpected finding, as del(20q) is associated with myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative neoplasms and rarely seen in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, and T-cell lymphoma, but has not previously been described in MZL. We describe the case presentation and histologic findings and discuss the significance of this novel finding.
这是一篇关于边缘区淋巴瘤(MZL)中一种此前未被描述的20号染色体缺失(del(20q))的病例报告。一名54岁的白种男性出现颈部肿物增大以及胸部多个紫罗兰色皮肤结节。颈部肿物和颈部淋巴结活检显示为MZL。对淋巴结和骨髓组织进行细胞遗传学评估发现del(20q)。这是一个意外发现,因为del(20q)与骨髓增生异常综合征和骨髓增殖性肿瘤相关,在弥漫性大B细胞淋巴瘤、滤泡性淋巴瘤和T细胞淋巴瘤中很少见,但此前在MZL中尚未有描述。我们描述了病例表现和组织学发现,并讨论了这一新发现的意义。