Neuropathology of the hippocampus in FTLD‐Tau with Pick bodies: a study of the BrainNet Europe Consortium

G. G. Kovacs, A. J. M. Rozemuller, J. C. van Swieten, E. Gelpi, K. Majtenyi, S. Al‐Sarraj, C. Troakes, I. Bódi, A. King, T. Hortobágyi, M. M. Esiri, O. Ansorge, G. Giaccone, I. Ferrer, T. Arzberger, N. Bogdanovic, T. Nilsson, I. Leisser, I. Alafuzoff, J. W. Ironside, H. Kretzschmar and H. Budka (2013) Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology 39, 166–178 Neuropathology of the hippocampus in FTLD‐Tau with Pick bodies: a study of the BrainNet Europe Consortium Aims: Frontotemporal lobar degeneration with Pick bodies (Pick's disease) is characterized by the presence of tau immunoreactive spherical structures in the cytoplasm of neurones. In view of confusion about the molecular pathology of Pick's disease, we aimed to evaluate the spectrum of tau pathology and concomitant neurodegeneration‐associated protein depositions in the characteristically affected hippocampus. Methods: We evaluated immunoreactivity (IR) for tau (AT8, 3R, 4R), α‐synuclein, TDP43, p62, and ubiquitin in the hippocampus, entorhinal and temporal cortex in 66 archival cases diagnosed neuropathologically as Pick's disease. Results: Mean age at death was 68.2 years (range 49–96). Fifty‐two (79%) brains showed 3R immunoreactive spherical inclusions in the granule cells of the dentate gyrus. These typical cases presented mainly with the behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia, followed by progressive aphasia, mixed syndromes or early memory disturbance. α‐Synuclein IR was seen only in occasional spherical tau‐positive inclusions, TDP‐43 IR was absent, and 4R IR was present only as neurofibrillary tangles in pyramidal neurones. Aβ IR was observed in 16 cases; however, the overall level of Alzheimer's disease‐related alterations was mainly low or intermediate (n = 3). Furthermore, we identified six cases with unclassifiable tauopathy. Conclusions: (i) Pick's disease may occur also in elderly patients and is characterized by a relatively uniform pathology with 3R tau inclusions particularly in the granule cells of dentate gyrus; (ii) even minor deviation from these morphological criteria suggests a different disorder; and (iii) immunohistological revision of archival cases expands the spectrum of tauopathies that require further classification.     

BOB.1, CD79a and cyclin E are the most appropriate markers to discriminate classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma from primary mediastinal large B‐cell lymphoma

Hoeller S, Zihler D, Zlobec I, Obermann EC, Pileri SA, Dirnhofer S & Tzankov A
(2010) Histopathology 56, 217–228 BOB.1, CD79a and cyclin E are the most appropriate markers to discriminate classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma from primary mediastinal large B‐cell lymphoma Aims: To clarify which immunohistochemical markers could be helpful in distinguishing between classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma (cHL) and primary mediastinal B‐cell lymphoma (PMBCL) to more narrowly define ‘B‐cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma and cHL’. Methods and results: Two hundred and 83 cHLs and 51 PMBCLs were analysed on validated tissue microarray platforms with antibodies to BOB.1, CD15, CD20, CD23, CD30, CD79a, cyclin E, LMP‐1, MUM1p, p63 and Oct2. The marker cut‐off scores were calculated using receiver–operating characteristic curves. Markers with the highest positive predictive value for cHL were: CD15, cyclin E, LMP‐1 (all 100%), MUM1p (93%) and CD30 (83%). High sensitivity was achieved only by CD30 (92%) and cyclin E (79%). Nineteen percent of PMBCLs were also positive for CD30, which led to a lower specificity of CD30 as regards cHL (81%) compared with cyclin E (100%). The antibodies with the highest positive predictive value for PMBCL were: CD23 (98%), p63 (96%), BOB.1 (94%) and CD79a (90%), with high sensitivity for BOB.1 (100%), CD79a (89%) and p63 (82%). Conclusions: The use of at least three of the most accurate immunohistochemical markers, cyclin E, CD79a and BOB.1, may be helpful in the differential diagnosis of cHL and PMBCL.     

B‐cell lymphoma,unclassifiable, with features intermediate between diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma and burkitt lymphoma: study of 39 cases

B‐cell lymphoma, unclassifiable (B‐UCL), with features intermediate between diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma and Burkitt lymphoma, is a poorly characterized entity. Therefore, we investigated cases of B‐UCL treated by the Nebraska Lymphoma Study Group (NLSG). We searched the NLSG registry for years 1985–2010 for cases of B‐UCL. Immunohistochemical stains and fluorescence in situ hybridization studies for MYC, BCL2 and BCL6 gene rearrangements were performed. Among the 39 cases studied, 54% were male and 46% were female, with a median age of 69 years. The majority of patients presented with advanced‐stage disease (62%) and had high (3–5) International Prognostic Index (IPI) scores (54%). The median overall survival (OS) was only 9 months and the 5‐year OS was 30%. Patients with low IPI scores (0–2) had a better survival than those with high scores (3–5). The cases were genetically heterogeneous and included 11 ‘double‐hit’ lymphomas with rearrangements of both MYC and BCL2 or BCL6. None of the immunohistochemical or genetic features was predictive of survival. This B‐cell lymphoma is a morphologically‐recognizable entity with a spectrum of genetic abnormalities. New and better treatments are needed for this aggressive lymphoma.     

儿童侵袭性成熟B细胞淋巴瘤的临床病理学及分子遗传学特点

 目的　分析总结中国儿童各类型侵袭性成熟B细胞淋巴瘤的临床病理学及分子遗传学特点,为其诊断的标准化提供依据。方法　收集97例儿童侵袭性成熟B细胞淋巴瘤石蜡包埋组织标本,包括伯基特淋巴瘤（BL）81例、弥漫大B 细胞淋巴瘤（DLBCL）8例、介于BL和DLBCL间的不能分类的B细胞淋巴瘤（BL／DLBCL）8例,利用免疫组织化学技术和间期荧光原位杂交（FISH）技术检测其免疫表型和分子遗传学特征。结果　BL的bcl-2和MUM1的阳性率分别为3 %（2／66）和17 %（12／71）,DLBCL分别为50 %（4／8）和63 %（5／8）,BL／DLBCL分别为 50 %（4／8）和63 %（5／8）。BL、DLBCL 和BL／DLBCL 的Ki-67平均值分别为（93±4.4）%、（83±14.3）%和（80±11.5）%。BL、DLBCL 和BL／DLBCL 的c-myc 基因易位的比例分别为98 %（79／81）、38 %（3／8）和50 %（4／8）。38 %（3／8）的DLBCL和25 %（2／8）的BL／DLBCL 存在bcl-6基因的多拷贝,BL与DLBCL 之间、BL与BL／DLBCL之间bcl-2、MUM1和 Ki-67平均值的差异及c-myc基因易位和bcl-6基因多拷贝的差异均有统计学意义（均P＜0.05）。结论　儿童侵袭性成熟B细胞淋巴瘤的诊断和分型需要综合分析形态学、免疫表型和分子遗传学特征。儿童BL／DLBCL 可能是DLBCL 的一个亚型。CD+10、bcl-6+、bcl-2-、Ki-67＞90 %、伴有IGH／c-myc重排、不伴有bcl-2和bcl-6重排时,支持BL的诊断;bcl-2+、Ki-67 为50 %～90 %,同时伴有bcl-6基因的多拷贝时,支持 DLBCL或BL／DLBCL 的诊断。     

A unique case of subepidermal bullous disease

A 72-year-old Japanese woman developed small, asymptomatic, subepidermal vesicles on the limbs, back, chest and abdomen. Immunoperoxidase staining of the lesional skin showed linear deposition of IgG, IgA and C₃ along the basement membrane zone (BMZ), and indirect immunofluorescence studies revealed IgG and IgA class circulating anti-BMZ auto-antibodies in the patient's serum. Ultrastructurally, the vesicles were caused by dermo-epidermal separation at the lamina lucida, and the immune deposits were located just beneath the basal lamina in a band-like pattern. Immunoelectron microscopic observation of normal human skin incubated with the patient's serum using an organ culture system revealed that the anti-BMZ antibodies reacted with the anchoring fibrils. Administration of dapson was not effective, but betamethasone was. This case of subepidermal bullous disease is unique and cannot be classified into any existing category of bullous dermatoses.     

Outcome of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in myeloproliferative neoplasm,unclassifiable: a retrospective study by the Chronic Malignancies Working Party of the EBMT

Myeloproliferative Neoplasm (MPN), unclassifiable (MPN-U) is a heterogeneous disease with regards to both clinical phenotype and disease course. Patients may initially be asymptomatic or present with leucocytosis or thrombocytosis, anaemia, progressive splenomegaly, constitutional symptom, thromboses or accelerated/blastic phase disease. Treatment strategies are variable and there are no widely accepted consensus management guidelines for MNU-U. Allogeneic Haematopoietic Cell Transplantation (allo-HCT) remains the only curative strategy yet outcomes, to date, are not well defined. We hereby report on the largest retrospective study of patients with MPN-U undergoing allo-HCT, highlighting the potentially curative role and providing clinicians with robust engraftment, GvHD and outcome data to facilitate patient discussion.     

+8伴JAK2突变的骨髓增生异常/骨髓增殖性疾病不能分类1例

本研究探讨1例骨髓增生异常/骨髓增殖性疾病不能分类(MDS/MPD-U)患者的临床特征、染色体核型与JAK2基因突变发生的关系。利用骨髓组织学活检、染色体核型分析技术、ARMS-PCR等方法,观察该MDS/MPD-U患者的临床特征、染色体核型、JAK2基因突变情况。结果表明,患者骨髓有典型的小巨核细胞、血小板增多、8号染色体三体异常、JAK2 V617F基因突变。结论:该患者符合MDS/MPD-U的诊断,伴有+8,JAK2 V617F基因突变,为进一步研究染色体核型异常与JAK2 V617F基因突变两种分子事件之间的相关性及对MDS/MPD-U预后的影响提供依据。     

Malignant lymphoma of the spleen in Japan: A clinicopathological analysis of 115 cases

Primary splenic lymphoma is rare, but malignant lymphoma often produces a lesion in the spleen as part of systemic disease. The frequency of splenic malignant lymphoma in Japan is unknown. We classified 184 specimens of the spleen according to the World Health Organization Classification of Tumours of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues, 4th edition (2008). Of the 184 specimens, 115 were determined to be lymphoid neoplasm (62.5%). The most common subtype of lymphoid neoplasm was diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) (46 cases), followed by splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) (28 cases), follicular lymphoma (11 cases), splenic B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable (SBL-U) (6 cases) and peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (4 cases). In the SBL-U subtype, 5 of 6 cases were splenic diffuse red pulp small B-cell lymphoma, and one case was the hairy cell leukemia variant. Analysis of clinical features revealed that patients with DLBCL had a higher age, high lactate dehydrogenase and tumor formation in the spleen. On the other hand, it was found that patients with SMZL had splenomegaly but no discrete tumor formation. Most of the patients with SBL-U presented with thrombocytopenia, bone marrow involvement, and advanced stage. Our study revealed the frequency and clinical features of splenic malignant lymphoma in Japan.     

介于弥漫大B 细胞淋巴瘤和伯基特淋巴瘤之间的未分类淋巴瘤

目的:分析介于弥漫大B 细胞淋巴瘤和伯基特淋巴瘤之间的未分类的B 细胞淋巴瘤（B-cell lymphoma ,unclassifiable,with features intermediate between DLBCL and Burkitt lymphoma,DLBCL/BL）的临床特点、治疗与预后,增加对该病的认识。方法:收集郑州大学第一附属医院2013年1 月至2014年12月收治的13例DLBCL/BL患者临床病理资料,采用Kaplan-Meier 法进行生存分析,采用Logrank 检验对临床分期、年龄、LDH 水平、IPI 评分、初治化疗方案等进行单因素分析。结果:13例患者中12例存在结外侵犯,13例患者的中位OS为10个月,中位PFS 为6 个月。单因素分析显示IPI 评分、LDH 水平与预后有统计学相关性,行CHOP、CHOP 样与高强度化疗方案患者之间生存差异具有统计学意义（P = 0.054）。 结论:DLBCL/BL恶性程度高,生存期短,结外侵犯多见,对CHOP 及CHOP 样方案治疗反应差,高强度化疗可能改善预后,IPI 评分≥ 3 分及 LDH 升高是其不良预后因素。