A Review of Primary Thyroid Lymphoma: Molecular Factors,Diagnosis and Management

Purpose/aim: To focus on current aspects of primary thyroid lymphoma (PTL), which is a rare clinical entity usually manifested by a rapidly growing mass in the neck that can cause pressure symptoms.

Materials and Methods: Relevant papers in PubMed published through June 2017 were selected to track updated information about PTL with an emphasis on diagnosis and novel therapeutic management.

Results: The most frequent cases include non-Hodgkin lymphoma derived from B-cells, mainly diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) followed by mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma or a mixed type. Other subtypes are less common. Lymphomas derived from T-cells and Hodgkin lymphomas are extremely rare. Hashimoto's autoimmune thyroiditis has been implicated as a risk factor for lymphoma. At the molecular level, the Wnt5a protein and its receptor Ror2 are involved in the course of the disease. Ultrasonography, fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy, and core or open biopsy combined with new diagnostic facilities contribute to an accurate diagnosis. An increased potential exists for a cure without the need for a radical surgical procedure. Modern chemoradiation therapy plus the monoclonal antibody rituximab, which acts against CD20, have limited the need for surgical interventions and provide an excellent outcome in most cases. However, some cases have resulted in treatment failure or recurrence.

Conclusions: A multidisciplinary approach must be used to define the management policy in each case. Future efforts by researchers are likely to be focused on the molecular level.     

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A UNOS/OPTN Database Analysis

We previously reported poorer survival among non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) compared to non-Hispanic whites at our center. In the current study, we hypothesized that these disparities would exist in a nationwide cohort of wait-listed patients with IPF. We performed a retrospective cohort study of 2635 patients with IPF listed for lung transplantation between 1995 and 2003 at 94 transplant centers in the United States. The age-adjusted mortality rate was higher among non-Hispanic blacks [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.24, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.06-1.45, p = 0.009] and Hispanics (HR = 1.29, 95% CI 1.06-1.56, p = 0.01) compared to non-Hispanic whites. These findings persisted after adjustment for transplantation, medical comorbidities and socioeconomic status. Worse lung function at the time of listing appeared to explain some of these differences (HR for non-Hispanic blacks after adjustment for forced vital capacity percent predicted = 1.16, 95% CI 0.98-1.36, p = 0.09; HR for Hispanics = 1.21, 95% CI 0.99-1.48, p = 0.056). In summary, black and Hispanic patients with IPF have worse survival than whites after listing for lung transplant.     

Four primary malignant tumors, including malignant melanoma and malignant lymphoma, in the same adult patient

We report an 80-year-old Japanese male with four primary malignant tumors: malignant melanoma, prostatic cancer, malignant lymphoma, and renal cell carcinoma, which occurred in that respective order. The combination of malignant melanoma and malignant lymphoma is rare. The patient was treated with BCG after an operation for malignant melanoma. He was also treated with cobalt 60 irradiation after an operation for prostatic cancer. We also discuss other reports of multiple malignant tumors and suggest some possible causes of this patient's primary malignant tumors.     

腮腺舍格伦综合征与非霍奇金淋巴瘤相关性分析

目的:了解腮腺非霍奇金淋巴瘤与舍格伦综合征的临床及发病机制的相关性，正确诊断和治疗舍格伦综合征，尽早明确有无恶性变。方法：对142例口腔颌面部的非霍奇金淋巴瘤中21例发生在腮腺的非霍奇金淋巴瘤，及3例从合格伦综合征演变成淋巴瘤的病例进行分析。结果：21例腮腺区非霍奇金淋巴瘤的局部表现主要为肿块、反复肿胀，与类肿瘤型舍格伦综合征的一般特征和腮腺表现有相关性，其中3例腮腺淋巴瘤患者有明确的舍格伦综合征病史。结论：舍格伦综合征与腮腺非霍奇金淋巴瘤的发生发展，以及临床表现有相关性，部分类肿瘤型舍格伦综合征可演变为淋巴瘤，临床表现和免疫学改变可早期判断舍格伦综合征有无恶性变。     

Detergent fractionation with subsequent subtractive suppression hybridization as a tool for identifying genes coding for plasma membrane proteins

Abstract:  The identification of tumor-specific proteins located at the plasma membrane is hampered by numerous methodological pitfalls many of which are associated with the post-translational modification of such proteins. Here, we present a new combination of detergent fractionation of cells and of subtractive suppression hybridization (SSH) to gain overexpressed genes coding for membrane-associated or secreted proteins. Fractionation of subcellular components by digitonin allowed sequestering mRNA of the rough Endoplasmatic reticulum and thereby increasing the percentage of sequences coding for membrane-bound proteins. Fractionated mRNAs from the cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) cell line HuT78 and from normal peripheral blood monocytes were used for SSH leading to the enrichment of sequences overexpressed in the tumor cells. We identified some 21 overexpressed genes, among them are GPR137B, FAM62A, NOMO1, HSP90, SLIT1, IBP2, CLIF, IRAK and ARC. mRNA expression was tested for selected genes in CTCL cell lines, skin specimens and peripheral blood samples from CTCL patients and healthy donors. Several of the detected sequences are clearly related to cancer, but have not yet been associated with CTCL. qPCR confirmed an enrichment of these mRNAs in the rough endoplasmic reticulum fraction. RT-PCR confirmed the expression of these genes in skin specimens and peripheral blood of CTCL patients. Western blotting verified protein expression of HSP90 and IBP2 in HuT78. GPR137B could be detected by immunohistology in HuT78 and in keratinocytes of dysplastic epidermis, but also in sweat glands of healthy skin. In summary, we developed a new technique, which allows identifying overexpressed genes coding preferentially for membrane-associated proteins.     

Peripheral T-cell lymphoma in childhood. A clinicopathological study of six cases

A review of the pathological material from 42 children with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma seen over a 44 month period revealed 10 large cell tumours. Of these, six were classified as peripheral T-cell lymphoma, an entity rarely reported in childhood. Three patients were boys and three girls (median age 9.5 years), and extranodal presentation was a feature of two patients. Five had high-grade tumours; of these, three were classified as large cell anaplastic, Ki-1 positive and two as pleomorphic large cell. The remaining patient had a low-grade tumour of angioimmunoblastic type. T-cell subsets were examined in three cases and showed the following phenotypes: CD4-, CD8-; CD4+, CD8-; CD4-, CD8+. Three of the patients with high-grade tumours died, with a mean survival of 22 weeks. The remaining patients are alive and clinically disease-free for between 10 and 24 months after treatment.     

大颗粒小泡非突触部位的胞吐——论神经肽释放的另一种形式

本文在以前的工作基础上,进一步用电镜及免疫细胞化学方法,研究了大颗粒小泡非突触部位胞吐作用。实验结果表明,切除大鼠刚髭部皮肤1—24小时之后,术侧延髓后角浅层大颗粒小泡胞吐比对照侧明显增多(P<0.01),术后3—9天复又下降(近似对照动物),术后14—15天又急剧上升(P<0.01)。这些胞吐大部分出现于延髓后角浅层四种轴突终末的非突触部位,少最也发生于树突及轴突中。从术后第6天开始,术侧P物质明显减弱,而甲硫-脑腓肽略有增强。研究结果提示;1)后角浅层胞吐增多,P物质下降及脑腓肽增高,反映了中枢内不同神经元对去传入神经的功能调整作用;2)大颗粒小泡在非突触部位释放神经肽,弥散地作用于远距离的受体,可能起着神经调制物的作用。     

区域性大型医疗设备预防性维护规范探讨

目的：大型医疗设备是医院医教研工作的重要保障,也是医院体现诊疗水平的主要手段和工具。因此,保持医院中大型医疗设备安全有效的运行是一项十分重要的工作,研究做好大型医疗设备的预防性维护是保证设备良好运行状态的一项重要措施。方法：分析探讨CT、MR和DSA设备各部件及外围环境要求。结果：建立了CT、MRI和DSA等区域性大型医疗设备的预防性维护规范。结论：给出预防性维护计划表格制定方案,为医院开展这项工作提供了参考。     

Hypophyseal Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma presenting with clinical panhypopituitarism successfully treated with chemotherapy

Summary A patient is described with a testicular Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) presenting with panhypopituitarism caused by a hypophyseal localization. A⁶⁷Gallium scintigraphy showed avid uptake in the hypophyseal region. Obviously⁶⁷Gallium could reach the tumor, by the intravenous route, which was the reason to treat the patient with intravenous chemotherapy. A complete remission was induced, which seems to be lasting (+ 25 months). As far as we know this is the first report of panhypopituitarism caused by a hypophyseal NHL in the hypophysis and successfully treated by intravenous chemotherapy.