Microcystic/reticular schwannoma: a distinct variant with predilection for visceral locations

Schwannomas are benign, generally nonrecurring tumors most frequently arising in the subcutaneous tissue of adults with no sex predilection. Herein we report 10 cases of a distinctive morphologic variant of schwannoma with predominantly microcystic-reticular morphology and characterize the clinicopathologic spectrum. The age at presentation ranged from 11 to 93 years (median age 63 y). The tumor size ranged from 0.4 to 23 cm (median size 4.3 cm). Five tumors arose in the gastrointestinal tract, most often in the submucosa. Two cases arose in subcutaneous tissue and 1 case each in the upper respiratory tract, the adrenal gland, and deep soft tissue. None of the patients had features of neurofibromatosis type 1 or type 2 (NF1, NF2). Histologically 8 tumors were circumscribed but unencapsulated and 2 cases located in the subcutaneous fat were circumscribed and encapsulated. At visceral locations, focally pushing margins and microscopic foci of infiltration into surrounding parenchyma were seen. All cases showed a striking microcystic and reticular lesional growth pattern with anastomosing and intersecting strands of spindle cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm distributed around islands of myxoid or collagenous/hyalinized stroma. The nuclei were round, oval, and tapered and showed inconspicuous nucleoli. Three cases had smaller areas resembling conventional schwannoma. Mitotic activity did not exceed more than 3 mitoses/50 high-power fields (HPF) (median 1/30 HPF). Pleomorphism and necrosis were absent. All tumors showed strong nuclear and cytoplasmic positivity for S-100 and variably strong glial fibrillary acidic protein staining. A surrounding tumor capsule was highlighted with epithelial membrane antigen in 2 out of 10 cases. Smooth muscle actin, Desmin, Pan-CK, AE/AE3, Cam5.2, and p-63 were negative in all cases evaluated. Neurofilament protein highlighted axons in one out of 7 cases investigated. CD117 showed weak focal positivity in 1 out of 4 cases. Follow-up data were available in 7 cases (median duration 15 mo). None has recurred to date. Microcystic schwannoma represents a distinctive morphologic variant of schwannoma with predilection for visceral locations. Recognition of this distinct entity is essential to avoid confusion with malignant tumors, especially in the gastrointestinal and upper respiratory tracts.     

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding as a surgical complication of primary gastric lymphoma

Primary gastric lymphomas are of the extranodal non-Hodgkin type. The gastrointestinal tract is the most common site of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphomas and accounts 30-45% of all extranodal lymphomas. Gastrointestinal lymphomas occurs in the stomach in 55-70% of cases. Primary gastric lymphoma is relatively rare tumor accounting 1-7%, of all gastric malignancies. An increased incidence has been documented recently. The median age of diagnosis is approximately 60 years old, and disease affects an equal number of men and women. The initial symptoms may be vague and nonspecific leading to delayed establishment of diagnosis up to several years. Many patients came down late with advanced disease and complications such as upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Twenty to thirty percent may present with occult bleeding or hematemesis et melena while gastric obstruction and perforation are less common. Gastric bleeding can also occur as a complication of chemotherapy. The incidence of gastric bleeding in patients receiving chemotherapy is up to 11%. In most cases surgical resection is necessary to achieve hemostasis. Given the rate of surgical complications, especially gastric bleeding, there is still an important role for surgeon in the multimodal treatment of patients with primary gastric lymphoma.     

Increased incidence of follicular lymphoma in the duodenum

The incidence of indolent lymphomas in the lymph nodes and extranodal regions is quite different. Follicular lymphoma (FL) is most common in the nodes, and it seems to be least common in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, where mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma arises most frequently. The authors report that the incidence of FL is unexpectedly high in the duodenum compared with other portions of the GI tract. FL was detected in only eight of 222 cases of GI lymphoma (3.6%). However, five cases of FL arose in the duodenum, which accounted for 38.5% of 13 duodenal lymphomas. Only in two patients did FL arise in either the stomach or the colorectum, and in the remaining patients FL was widespread with lymphomatous polyposis. Duodenal FL was composed of neoplastic follicles with small cleaved cells in dominance, and the immunophenotype of the lymphoma cells was CD10+, BCL-2+, CD20+, CD75+, CD79+, CD3-, CD5-, cyclin D1-, CD23-, and CD45RO-. All the patients were women age 37 to 66 years (average age, 52.4 yrs). In all patients the lymphoma was present around the ampulla of Vater, and four of five patients showed multiple small-size polyps. Although lymphoma cell infiltration was confined to the submucosa in the four patients examined, the regional lymph nodes were involved partially in two patients without distant metastasis. All patients are alive at 2 to 50 months of follow up (average, 27 mos), which is comparable with the prognosis for indolent nodal lymphomas. These results suggest that the duodenum has a distinct background of histogenesis of the lymphomas and that biopsy specimens from the duodenum with multiple polyps should be examined carefully.     

Plasmablastic lymphoma in HIV-positive patients: an aggressive Epstein-Barr virus-associated extramedullary plasmacytic neoplasm

AIDS-associated aggressive B-cell lymphomas often have plasmacytoid features. Plasma cell neoplasms in HIV patients were commonly described to have atypical morphology and an aggressive clinical course in the literature. We reviewed 14 cases of neoplasms with marked plasmacytic differentiation in HIV-positive patients to determine their clinicopathologic features. Of these, 13 of 14 had homogeneous morphology and were generally CD45(+), CD20-, PAX-5-, and CD138(+). All were positive for Epstein-Barr virus-encoded RNA (EBER) but lacked EBV late membrane proteins (LMP). Human herpes virus 8 (HHV8) DNA was detected in 6 of 10 cases by nested PCR, but HHV8 latent nuclear antigen (LNA) was absent. The 13 patients ranged in age from 28 to 44 years (median, 41 years) (11 male patients; 2 female patients). All patients had extramedullary and 11 of 13 had extranodal tumor at the initial presentation; 2 had distant marrow involvement. The most commonly involved location was the oral cavity (6 of 13 cases), followed by bone and soft tissue (4 of 13), and the gastrointestinal tract (3 of 13). All 11 patients with follow-up died within 34 months (median, 7 months). The 14th patient who had a nodal disease with more undifferentiated morphology and expression of the HHV8 LNA protein was alive without disease at last follow-up (>72 months), probably representing a novel HHV8(+) lymphoma. We conclude that most plasmacytic tumors in HIV-positive individuals are extramedullary, clinically aggressive EBV(+) tumors identical to plasmablastic lymphoma that does not have the clinical features of plasma cell myeloma.     

Clinical manifestations of gastrointestinal granulocytic sarcoma requiring surgical treatment

Granulocytic sarcoma is a rare extramedullary soft-tissue tumor of granulocytic lineage with an incidence of 3 to 5 per cent in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia. The most common sites of involvement are bone, soft tissue, lymph nodes, and skin. Here we report three unusual cases of granulocytic sarcoma involving the gastrointestinal tract that required surgical intervention.     

Dendritic cell and effector cell infiltration in soft tissue sarcomas with reactive lymphoid hyperplasia

The lymph node is the site of antigen presentation, and dendritic cells are sentinels for anti-tumor immunity. However, little is known about the histological features of lymph nodes and dendritic cells in soft tissue sarcomas. The reactive lymph node and infiltration of dendritic cells or effector cells were studied histologically in 10 soft tissue sarcomas with reactive lymphoid hyperplasia. The cases included four malignant fibrous histiocytomas, two malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, one synovial sarcoma, one epithelioid sarcoma, one malignant granular cell tumor, and one liposarcoma. The proportions of the T zone, lymphoid follicle, and lymphoid sinus (which was occupied by cells immunopositive for antibodies against CD3, CD20, or CD68) were 33.4% ± 11.0%, 6.1% ± 4.9%, and 13.5% ± 6.5%, respectively. T zone hyperplasia was observed in all cases, and sinus histiocytosis was found in four. The proportion of the T zone in regional lymph nodes of soft tissue sarcoma patients was significantly higher than that in adult autopsy cases without a cancer history. CD8-, TIA-1-, or granzyme B-positive effector cells were found in each sarcoma tissue. Whereas CD1a-positive dendritic cells were not detected, S-100 protein-positive or CD83-positive dendritic cells were observed in five sarcoma tissues. The coefficient correlation between the numbers of effector cells and dendritic cells positive for CD83 or S-100 protein were demonstrated. Although this is a preliminary report, the present study demonstrated that some soft tissue sarcoma patients showed reactive lymphoid hyperplasia. Furthermore, the association between the infiltration of dendritic cells and that of effector cells was observed in patients with soft tissue sarcomas.     

Ovarian serous tumors of low malignant potential with nodal low-grade serous carcinoma

Serous tumor of low malignant potential (SLMP) and low-grade serous carcinoma (LGSC) are part of one biological continuum, whereby SLMP can transform into LGSC. It has been suggested that some nodal SLMPs arise from nodal endosalpingiosis and evolve independently in lymph nodes (rather than being related to the ovarian primary). In this article, we present the clinicopathologic features of 5 cases of nodal LGSC presenting in association with ovarian SLMP. Clinical information was obtained from the patients' charts. Pathologic features of the nodal LGSC, including lymph node location, size of and extent of involvement of tumor, architectural pattern, degree of cytologic atypia, mitotic index, and presence of psammoma bodies, were recorded. Ovarian SLMPs were noted for laterality, size, presence of surface excrescences, microinvasion, and micropapillary/cribriform pattern and for presence of autoimplants, invasive, and noninvasive implants. The distribution of any lymph nodes with nodal endosalpingiosis or SLMPs was also recorded. Patients ranged in age from 28 to 68 years (median, 32 y). In 4 cases, the diagnosis of nodal LGSC occurred at a different time from that of the ovarian SLMPs, ranging from 7 months before to 5 months after the ovarian tumor diagnosis. Nodal LGSC was detected in supraclavicular (2 cases), cervical, intramammary, and periaortic lymph nodes (1 case each). The gross lymph node size ranged from 0.9 to 2.5 cm (median, 1.3 cm). The tumors either replaced the entire lymph node or were found diffusely involving subcapsular and medullary sinuses or lymph node cortices. Tumor cells showed typical cytologic features of LGSC and no mitotic activity. In 2 cases, however, focal pleomorphic cells and 1 mitosis per 10 HPF were noted. Psammoma bodies were identified in all cases. When immunohistochemical analysis was performed, all tumors exhibited a profile in keeping with Müllerian origin. All ovarian tumors were well sampled and ranged in size from 0.1 to 13 cm (median, 2.5 cm). No ovarian SLMP tumors showed the micropapillary/cribriform pattern, whereas only focal microinvasion was detected in 3 cases. Four tumors had surface excrescences. All cases had noninvasive implants, and a single case also had invasive implants. Lymph node dissection was performed in 2 cases, revealing extensive endosalpingiosis in pelvic and periaortic lymph nodes and SLMP in pelvic lymph nodes. In 1 additional case, a single lymph node was sampled, revealing a nodal SLMP. Clinical follow-up ranged from 2 to 14 years (median, 9 y). All patients received postoperative chemotherapy. None of the patients experienced recurrence in pelvic or abdominal soft tissue. Two patients are free of disease. However, 2 patients, one with cervical and another with supraclavicular nodal LGSC, had recurrences at these sites and subsequently succumbed to metastatic disease. Both of these patients had pelvic and periaortic nodal SLMP and extensive nodal endosalpingiosis. Another patient, originally with supraclavicular LGSC, developed pelvic and abdominal lymphadenopathy, and is currently alive with disease. For the first time, we present a case series of patients with ovarian SLMP who, despite any evidence of LGSC in the pelvis or any pelvic recurrences, developed extrapelvic/extra-abdominal nodal LGSC. These patients also had endosalpingiosis and SLMP in pelvic and periaortic lymph nodes, suggesting that SLMP/LGSC tumors in lymph nodes may arise independently of the ovarian primary, progress along their own timeline, and undergo metastatic spread. Therefore, in patients with ovarian SLMP and extensive pelvic/periaortic nodal endosalpingiosis and/or SLMP, examination and follow-up of extrapelvic lymph nodes are warranted, even if the ovarian tumor lacks high-risk features of recurrence.     

Sarcomas arising in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: a reappraisal of biologic behavior in eighteen cases treated by wide local excision with extended clinical follow up

There is a prevailing view that sarcomas arising in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) have a higher risk of metastasis than ordinary DFSP, but these data are based on cases with variable and often suboptimal treatment. There has not been a large study of sarcomas arising in DFSP in which all cases were treated by wide local excision, thereby arguably altering outcome. Clinicopathologic features of 18 cases of sarcomas arising in DFSP treated by wide local excision and having follow up of at least 5 years were analyzed. An estimate of the proportion of sarcoma and DFSP was made. The number of mitotic figures and degree of CD34 immunoreactivity were assessed in each case. The cohort included 13 females and 5 males (age, 23-87 yrs; median, 47 yrs). The tumors involved the trunk (7), scalp (4), extremities (4), and inguinal region (3), and ranged from 1.5 to 7 cm (median, 4 cm). Sarcoma occurred de novo in 15 cases and in a recurrence in three. Sarcomas resembled fibrosarcoma (17) or malignant fibrous histiocytoma (1) and occupied between 20% and 80% of the tumor (median, 60%). Mitotic activity ranged from 2 to 16 per 10 high-power field (HPF; median 7 per 10 HPF) in the sarcomatous component and 0 to 3 per 10 HPF (median, 1 per 10 HPF) in the DFSP component. All tumors expressed CD34 in the DFSP component but only nine (50%) in the sarcomatous component. All patients were treated by wide local excision with negative margins; three additionally received radiation. Four patients (22%) developed recurrences, but none developed metastasis during the follow-up period of 62 months to 17 years (median, 81.5 mos). In contrast to earlier studies, we demonstrate that patients with sarcomas arising in DFSP do not have an increased risk of distant metastasis within a 5-year follow-up period, provided they are treated by wide local excision with negative margins. This probably reflects the fact that wide local excision results in eradication of local tumor, thereby eliminating the source for subsequent dissemination. However, we cannot completely exclude the possibility that tumors in which clear margins are achieved represent a less aggressive subset, as has been suggested for high-grade extremity sarcomas. Previous studies showing increased metastasis for sarcomas arising in DFSP should be re-evaluated to determine if, with treatment stratification, metastatic rate varies.     

Primary follicular lymphoma of the gastrointestinal tract: a clinical and pathologic study of 26 cases.

Although the gastrointestinal tract represents the most common site of extranodal lymphoma, primary follicular lymphoma of the gastrointestinal tract is an uncommon and poorly defined disease. We report the clinical and pathologic features of 26 patients with primary gastrointestinal follicular lymphoma. Ten of 26 patients (38.5%) were stage IIE, and 16 patients (61.5%) were stage IE. Of the 26 patients, 13 were female and 13 were male. The age range was 26-81 years (median 54.5 years). Abdominal pain was the most common presenting symptom, seen in 12 of 24 patients (50%). Nodularity of the mucosal surface was the most common endoscopic finding, seen in 10 of 14 patients (71.4%). The majority of cases (22 of 26, 84.6%) involved small bowel, four involved colorectum alone, and two involved the ileocecal valve. Within the small bowel the duodenum was the most commonly involved site (10 cases). Transmural involvement by follicular lymphoma was identified in 11 of the 16 patients who underwent surgical resection; five showed involvement of mucosa and submucosa only. The most common histologic grade was grade 1. Thirteen of 26 cases were grade 1, ten grade 2, and three grade 3. Twenty-one of 26 cases showed a predominantly follicular growth pattern, four mixed follicular and diffuse, and one predominantly diffuse. All cases were positive for CD20 and BCL2 and negative for CD3, CD5, CD23, CD43, and cyclin D1. Twenty-four of 26 were positive for CD10. Four of four cases showed cytogenetic or molecular genetic evidence of t(14;18). Initial treatment modalities included surgery plus chemotherapy (nine cases), surgery alone (seven cases), chemotherapy alone (four cases), observation alone (four cases), and chemotherapy and abdominal radiation (one case). One case presented with rectal polyps and was treated with polypectomy. A complete response was observed in 15 of 22 cases that received treatment, and of the 15 cases, five recurred 27-60 months after the initial diagnosis. Recurrence and progression were associated with histologic transformation to diffuse large cell lymphoma in one case. No significant correlation was identified between treatment response and various clinical and pathologic features. Overall, none of the 26 patients died of lymphoma. One patient died of a concomitant pancreatic carcinoma. Of the remaining 25 patients, 14 were disease free and 11 were alive with disease at a mean follow-up of 43 months. The estimated 5-year disease-free survival was 62%, and median disease-free survival was 69 months. The estimated 5-year relapse-free survival was 54%, and the median relapse-free survival was 63 months.     

Pseudomyogenic hemangioendothelioma: a distinctive, often multicentric tumor with indolent behavior

A 1992 report described 5 keratin-positive spindle cell neoplasms with multifocal presentation in a single limb, which were proposed at that time to be a variant of epithelioid sarcoma. This tumor type is not widely recognized and is incompletely characterized. We examined 50 cases of this distinctive tumor to evaluate histologic, immunophenotypic, and clinical features. There was a 4.6:1 male predominance (mean age, 31 y; 82% ≤40 y). Half of the patients presented with painful nodules and the other half with painless nodules. Mean tumor size was 1.9 cm (range, 0.3 to 5.5 cm). Tumors arose in the lower limb (54%), the upper limb (24%), trunk (18%), or head and neck (4%). Thirty-three (66%) were multifocal lesions (ranging from 2 to 15 lesions), including 32 cases with involvement of multiple tissue planes. Of 205 total lesions, 64 (31%) involved the dermis, 42 (20%) involved the subcutis, 70 (34%) lesions involved muscle, and 29 (14%) lesions involved bone; all the lesions had infiltrative margins. The tumors were composed of loose fascicles and sheets of plump spindle cells with vesicular nuclei, variably prominent nucleoli, and abundant brightly eosinophilic cytoplasm, some with a strikingly rhabdomyoblast-like appearance. In all cases, a minority of cells were epithelioid. Twenty-seven tumors contained a prominent neutrophilic inflammatory infiltrate. Most tumors showed only mild nuclear atypia; 6 tumors contained foci of notably pleomorphic cells. The median mitotic rate was 1 per 10 HPF (range, 1 to 10). Seven tumors showed vascular invasion; 7 tumors had areas of necrosis. By immunohistochemistry, all tumors were diffusely positive for AE1/AE3 and FLI1; 22 of 47 tumors were variably positive for CD31. Focal positivity was seen for CAM5.2 (21 of 35), smooth muscle actin (14 of 42), epithelial membrane antigen (7 of 49 weak), and PAN-K (MNF116) (1 of 47). All were negative for CD34, desmin, and S100 protein and showed intact INI1 expression. Follow-up was available for 31 patients and ranged from 9 months to 17 years (mean, 4 y). Most lesions were treated by local excision. Eighteen (58%) patients had local recurrence or developed additional nodules in the same region, all but one, within 1 year of first presentation. Eight patients had postoperative radiation therapy and 6 patients had chemotherapy. Four patients had amputations for multifocal disease. One patient had a regional lymph node metastasis, and, thus far, only 1 patient has developed distant metastases (disseminated), 16 years after primary tumor excision. At the time of the last follow-up, 27 patients were alive with no evidence of the disease, 1 patient was alive with unknown disease status, 2 patients were alive with recurrent disease, and 1 patient died of the disease. In summary, we describe a distinctive type of rarely metastasizing ("intermediate") tumor affecting mainly young men and usually characterized by multifocality in different tissue planes of a limb. Although sharing some features with epithelioid sarcoma (skin/soft tissue of distal extremities, young adults, keratin positive), it differs by having predominantly myoid-appearing spindle cell morphology, expression of FLI1, common reactivity for CD31, lack of epithelial membrane antigen, CD34, and PAN-K expression, and intact INI1. The overall immunophenotypic findings favor endothelial differentiation. Despite the ominous presentation, follow-up thus far suggests an indolent clinical course with a small risk of distant metastasis. Although the precise nosologic status of this tumor type is uncertain, we propose the interim designation "pseudomyogenic hemangioendothelioma."     

Lymphomas of the Gastrointestinal Tract: An Update

The gastrointestinal tract is the most common extranodal site of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Certain lymphomas have a predilection for the gastrointestinal tract, including extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue, mantle cell lymphoma, natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, and enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma. Follicular lymphoma may also be primary to the gastrointestinal tract. In addition to diagnosing neoplastic conditions, it is important to differentiate lymphomas from atypical reactive proliferations. Recent research relevant to non-Hodgkin lymphomas involving this location is reviewed with an emphasis on novel and evolving areas of classification.     

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the jejunum and ileum: a clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular genetic study of 906 cases before imatinib with long-term follow-up

Gastrointestinal (GI) stromal tumors (GISTs), the specific KIT- or PDFGRA-signaling driven mesenchymal tumors, are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the GI tract. This study analyzed 1091 tumors originally classified as smooth muscle tumors of the small intestine (including jejunum or ileum and excluding duodenum), and found that 906 (83%) of these were GISTs. The GIST patients had 55:45 male-to-female ratio with a median age of 59 years (range, 13-94 years). Only 0.6% of tumors occurred before the age of 21 years and 13.6% before the age of 40 years. The tumors varied from 0.3 to 40 cm (median, 7.0 cm) and most commonly presented with GI bleeding or acute abdomen; 18% were incidentally detected. Histologically, the tumors were relatively monotypic with spindle cell (86%), epithelioid (5%), or mixed patterns (9%). Skeinoid fibers were present in 44% of cases, and their presence was associated with a favorable course. Most epithelioid tumors were malignant, and this morphology sometimes emerged from less cellular and less mitotically active spindle cell tumors, suggesting that it represented a transformation. KIT was immunohistochemically detected in 98%, CD34 in 40%, smooth muscle actin in 34%, desmin in 0.2%, and S-100 protein in 14% of the tumors tested. Outcome was strongly dependent on tumor size and mitotic activity, with an overall 39% tumor-related mortality, twice that for gastric GISTs. Only <3% of tumors <5 cm and < or = 5 mitoses/50 HPF metastasized, whereas 86% of tumors >10 cm and >5 mitoses/50 HPF metastasized. In stark contrast to corresponding gastric tumors, tumors >10 cm with mitotic activity < or = 5/50 HPF and those < or = 5 cm with mitoses >5/50 HPF had a high metastatic rate (>50%); tumors >5 cm < or = 10 cm with low mitotic rate had a 24% metastatic rate. The median survival times of patients with low mitotic rate tumors who died of disease decreased by increasing tumor size. KIT exon 11 mutations were detected in 90 cases, exon 9 mutation in 17 cases, and exon 17 mutation in 1 case; the presence of mutation or mutation type was not prognostically significant. There were no PDGFRA exon 12 or 8 mutations. Systematic data on prognosis of small intestinal GISTs of various size and mitotic activity categories can be helpful in management and surveillance of patients with these tumors.     

68例胃肠间质瘤临床病理及预后分析

目的:分析胃肠间质瘤(gastrointestinal stromal tumors,GISTs)临床病理特性及影响预后因素,探讨提高GISTs疗效的有效方法。方法:对随访的68例GISTs患者的临床资料行Kaplan-Meier生存分析。结果:生存分析显示肿瘤直径<5cm、病理核分裂像<5/50HPF、服用格列卫的患者生存率较高,手术治疗行肿瘤完整切除术与扩大切除术生存率差异无统计学意义(P=0.8705)。结论:肿瘤直径、核分裂像与预后有关,完整切除肿瘤可获得根治效果,术后服用格列卫能改善患者预后。     

Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma: an unusual tumor with nodal and extranodal presentation. Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical study of five cases

Dendritic cells (DC) are an essential component of the nonlymphoid, nonphagocytic immunoaccessory reticulum cells of the peripheral lymphoid tissue. Follicular dendritic cells (FDC) are one type of DC in the lymphoid follicle associated with B lymphocytes. They play an important role in the uptake and presentation of antigen generation and regulation of immune complexes. FDC can be recognized histologically by their oval to triangular nucleus, delicate basophilic nuclear membrane, almost empty nucleoplasm, small but distinct central nucleolus, and indistinct cellular outline; some cells can be binucleated or multinucleated. Ultrastructurally, they possess delicate interwoven cell processes connected by desmosomes. Immunohistochemically, they can be highlighted by staining with CD21, CD35, R4/23, Ki-M4, CNA.42 and CD68 (Kp-1) (l-4). FDC sarcoma is rare. FDC sarcomas affected predominantly lymph nodes with occasional extranodal involvement. Many cases of FDC sarcomas are probably misdiagnosed as other tumors such as large cell lymphoma, sarcomatoid carcinomas, fusocellular sarcomas or melanomas. We present five cases of FDC sarcomas and discuss the salient clinical, pathological and immunohistochemical features of these tumors.     

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors,intramural leiomyomas,and leiomyosarcomas in the duodenum: a clinicopathologic,immunohistochemical, and molecular genetic study of 167 cases

In this study we analyzed the clinicopathologic features of duodenal smooth muscle or stromal tumors, including 156 GISTs, 6 leiomyomas (LMs), and 5 leiomyosarcomas (LMSs) from the files of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and the Haartman Institute of the University of Helsinki. GISTs were documented as KIT positive (n = 109); 47 tumors were also included because of their histologic identity to KIT-positive cases. GIST-specific c-kit gene mutations were documented in exon 11 in 9 of 30 cases (30%) and exon 9 in 4 of 30 cases (13%). The GISTs occurred in patients with an age range of 10-88 years (median 56 years); 54% were male. Ten patients had neurofibromatosis type I; six of them had multiple GISTs. The GISTs ranged from small asymptomatic intramural or external nodules to large masses that extended into the retroperitoneum (median size 4.5 cm). They were mostly spindle cell tumors; three malignant GISTs had an epithelioid morphology, and 81 cases had skeinoid fibers. The tumors often coexpressed CD34 and KIT (54%) and were variably positive for smooth muscle actin (39%) and S-100 protein (20%) but never for desmin. A total of 86% of patients with tumors >5 cm with >5 mitoses/50 high power fields (HPF) (n = 21) died of disease, whereas no tumor <2 cm with <5 mitoses/50 HPF (n = 12) recurred or caused death. Long latency was common between primary operation and recurrences or metastases; either one occurred in 49 of 140 patients with follow-up (35%). No formula could accurately predict metastases, which occasionally developed even if mitotic activity was <5/50 HPF and size <5 cm. Metastases were in the abdominal cavity, liver, and rarely in bones and lungs but never in lymph nodes. Four actin- and desmin-positive and KIT-negative benign intramural LMs were similar to those more often seen in the esophagus. There were five LMSs, one of which formed a polypoid intraluminal mass; all were actin positive and KIT negative. The great majority of duodenal mesenchymal tumors are GISTs, which have a spectrum from small indolent tumors to overt sarcomas. LMs and LMSs are rare.     

Composite Hodgkin lymphoma and mantle cell lymphoma: two clonally unrelated tumors

Association of Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma is rare and, specifically, the combination of Hodgkin lymphoma and mantle cell lymphoma has not been previously described. Here we describe composite mantle cell lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma affecting the spleen in one case and the eyelid and cervical lymph nodes in a second. In both, nodules of classical Hodgkin lymphoma were intermixed with diffuse or nodular areas of typical mantle cell lymphoma. Immunohistochemical and molecular analyses confirmed cyclin D1 overexpression secondary to the translocation t(11;14) in the small mantle cell lymphoma component; with CD30, CD15, and EBV expression in the Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells. Finally, clonal analysis of rearranged immunoglobulin genes performed on microdissected Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg and mantle cell lymphoma cells provided definite evidence of separate clonal origins of the two tumors in the patients. These EBV-positive, clonally unrelated tumors seem to represent true composite neoplasms, in contrast to cases showing merely clonal progression.     

胃肠间质瘤合并消化道癌六例诊治体会

目的 探讨胃肠间质瘤合并消化道癌的临床特征、诊治及预后.方法 回顾性分析武汉协和医院2005年1月-2010年9月收治的6例胃肠间质瘤合并消化道癌的临床病理资料.结果 6例患者中有4例2种肿瘤发生在同一脏器,2例发生于相邻器官.术前检查只有1例发现胃肠间质瘤与消化道癌同时存在,其余5例只发现消化道癌.6例患者中胃肠间质...     

Primary breast lymphoma: case report and review of literature

Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the breast is a rare entity representing 0.04-0.5% of all malignant female breast tumors, less than 1% of all patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and approximately 1.7-2.2% of all patients with extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphomas. A 75 years old patient presented with masses in the lateral part of the left breast for 6 weeks. Ultrasound detected 3 masses suggesting fibroadenomas while mammography set the suspicion of breast multicentric carcinoma. Fine needle aspiration cytology of one mass showed low grade lymphoma subsequently confirmed with histopathology which diagnosed extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma MALT type CD 20+/CD 79a+/CD 3-/Bcl 2- and index of proliferation Ki 67=30% (stage IE). Primary non-Hodgkin lymphomas of the breast, though rare, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of breast malignancies. At present, a standard treatment doesn't exist yet; low grade lymphomas should be managed with excision biopsy and/or local radiation therapy, while high grade lymphomas should be managed with chemotherapy in association with radiation therapy.