scholarly journals Disseminated T-cell lymphoma in a bonobo (Pan paniscus)

2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 238-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine N. Gibson-Corley ◽  
Joseph S. Haynes

Disseminated lymphoma was diagnosed in an 8-year-old male bonobo ( Pan paniscus). The male bonobo presented with a 4–6 week history of dyspnea and facial swelling around the eyes; thoracic radiographs and computed tomography scan indicated a craniodorsal mediastinal soft tissue mass. Upon gross examination, there was a large, cream to white mass expanding the mediastinum and pericardial sac. The mass extended along the thoracic aorta and cranial vena cava, through the thoracic inlet, along and encircling the trachea, and bilaterally into the thyroid glands. Microscopically, neoplastic lymphocytes were present in the thymus, trachea, lungs, kidney, heart, and numerous other tissues. Immunohistochemical staining of neoplastic lymphocytes revealed diffuse immunoreactivity for cluster of differentiation (CD)3 indicating T-cell lymphoma. Routine viral screening was negative via polymerase chain reaction.

2011 ◽  
Vol 144 (4) ◽  
pp. 312-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Suzuki ◽  
Y. Kanae ◽  
Y. Kagawa ◽  
N. Ano ◽  
K. Nomura ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 125 (11) ◽  
pp. 1181-1184 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Sharma ◽  
M Dandekar ◽  
S Deshmukh ◽  
J Dabholkar

AbstractObjective:We report two cases of nasal natural killer T cell lymphoma which presented atypically following surgical intervention.Case report:Two patients with a previous history of endoscopic nasal surgery presented with progressive facial swelling and necrosis. The histology of several nasal biopsies was suggestive of acute, necrotising inflammation. Considering these patients' midline destruction of the nose and face, and their inconclusive biopsies, immunohistochemical studies were undertaken, enabling the diagnosis of peripheral natural killer T cell lymphoma.Conclusion:Natural killer T cell lymphoma of the sinonasal tract is an important differential diagnosis of destructive lesions of the nose and midface. The definitive diagnosis is often delayed. Hence, this tumour should be considered in patients with atypical presentations of acute inflammation following surgical intervention; such patients should be thoroughly investigated. Early immunohistochemical investigation is needed to enable prompt diagnosis in suspicious cases.


2021 ◽  
pp. 030098582110572
Author(s):  
Kazuhiro Kojima ◽  
James K. Chambers ◽  
Ko Nakashima ◽  
Yuko Goto-Koshino ◽  
Kazuyuki Uchida

Human enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL) is considered to be derived from intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs); however, the origin of canine intestinal T-cell lymphoma (ITCL) remains unclear. Histological, immunohistochemical, and clonality examinations were performed using endoscopically collected canine duodenum samples of mucosal lesions of chronic enteropathy (CE; 73 cases) and ITCL without transmural neoplastic mass lesions (64 cases). Histopathological examinations revealed the intraepithelial accumulation of lymphocytes (called “intraepithelial lymphocytosis”) in 54/73 CE cases (74%) and the epitheliotropism of neoplastic lymphocytes in 63/64 ITCL cases (98%). Immunohistochemically, IELs in CE with intraepithelial lymphocytosis (IEL+CE) were diffusely immunopositive for CD3, with scattered immunopositivity for CD5, CD8, CD20, and granzyme B (GRB). The percentage of CD8+ in CD3+ IELs was significantly lower in IEL+CE than in CE without intraepithelial lymphocytosis (IEL−CE). Double-labeling immunohistochemistry revealed a high percentage of GRB expression in CD8− IEL among IEL+CE. Among 64 ITCL cases, CD3 was immunopositive in 64 (100%), CD5 in 22 (34%), CD8 in 8 (13%), CD20 in 12 (19%), CD30 in 13 (20%), and GRB in 49 (77%). In CD3+ cells, Ki67 immunopositivity was highest in ITCL, intermediate in IEL+CE, and lower in IEL−CE. A clonal TCR gene rearrangement was detected in 1/19 IEL−CE cases (5%), 15/54 IEL+CE (28%), and 38/58 ITCL (66%). These results indicate that the immunophenotype of canine ITCL (CD8−GRB+) is similar to that of the increased IELs in CE. The high proliferative activity and clonality of T cells in IEL+CE suggest that canine ITCL originates from these IELs, similar to human EATL.


Blood ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 116 (25) ◽  
pp. 5615-5621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Li ◽  
Takashi Maruyama ◽  
Pin Zhang ◽  
Joanne E. Konkel ◽  
Victoria Hoffman ◽  
...  

Abstract Human γδ T-cell lymphoma is a rare clinicopathologic entity with aggressive course and poor prognosis. The etiology and pathogenesis of γδ T-cell lymphoma is unknown. We show here that mice with deficiency in inhibitory helix-loop-helix protein Id3 (Id3−/−) developed γδ T-cell lymphoma that resembled human γδ T-cell lymphoma. The Id3−/− mice with lymphoma showed splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, and lymphadenopathy with involvement of bone marrow, thymus, kidney, and lungs between 6 and 15 months of age. Phenotypic analysis revealed that lymphomatous cells were cluster of differentiation (CD)3+, γδ T-cell receptor (TCR)+, and αβ TCR−, and expressed CD8+CD4−, CD4+CD8−, or a mixture of the two. Id3−/− γδ T-cell lymphoma used predominantly Vγ1.1, some Vγ3, yet no Vγ2 TCR, and some showed increased levels of the oncogene c-Myc. Strikingly, adoptive transfer of the γδ T-cell lymphoma into syngeneic Rag1−/− mice resulted in aggressive γδ T-cell lymphoma, identical to the Id3−/− donor. Thus, our data demonstrate that Id3 regulates the development of γδ T-cell lymphoma in mice, raising a possibility of Id3 gene mutation in human γδ T-cell lymphoma. Our model will provide a tool for studying the molecular mechanisms and development of human γδ T-cell lymphoma.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Naboush ◽  
Firas Farhat ◽  
Selim M. Nasser ◽  
Francois G. Kamar

Introduction. Testicular lymphoma is an aggressive disease with a very poor prognosis. Nasal-type natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (NKTCL-N) in particular is very uncommon and has a rapidly progressive, fatal course.Case Report. We report a case of primary NKTCL-N of the testis in a 38-years-old Middle Eastern man. The patient had a history of primary right testicular tumor diagnosed at an outside institution as a seminoma and treated with orchiectomy followed by chemo/radiation. On admission, the patient had an enormous nasal granuloma with blood workup showing pancytopenia and elevated liver function tests due to active hepatitis B infection. CT scan of the sinuses showed a very large soft tissue mass, and PET scan showed splenomegaly with multiple lymph node masses in the pelvis and the chest areas. Bone marrow and nasal tumor biopsies as well as review of the slides from the initial orchiectomy were all in favor of NKTCL-N lymphoma. The patient was treated with CHOD based combination chemotherapy and responded dramatically to the first two cycles but passed away from fulminant hepatitis B infection.Conclusion. Despite all known treatments of NKTCL-N lymphoma of the testes, this disease has a very poor prognosis and invariably follows an aggressive clinical course.


2020 ◽  
pp. 104063872098411
Author(s):  
Sierra M. Imanse ◽  
Colleen F. Monahan ◽  
Kimberly A. Thompson ◽  
Judilee C. Marrow ◽  
Sarah M. Corner

We diagnosed epitheliotropic T-cell lymphoma of the forestomachs in 2 aged, half-sibling, zoo-managed bontebok ( Damaliscus pygargus pygargus). One bontebok also had mesenteric lymph node and cutaneous involvement. Both animals had a history of chronic abdominal distension and diminished body condition that resulted in euthanasia. At autopsy, both animals had marked ruminal distension with diffusely blunted ruminal papillae and reticular crests. In case 1, there was an increased amount and particle length of the ruminoreticular fibrous material with scant fluid, and a 2-cm diameter focus of cutaneous crusting adjacent to a mammary teat. In case 2, the rumen and reticulum were fluid-distended with decreased fibrous material. Histologically in case 1, the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and skin had intraepithelial nests and sheets of neoplastic small lymphocytes; in case 2, the rumen and reticulum had a similar neoplastic cell population. Immunohistochemically, neoplastic lymphocytes were immunoreactive for CD3 and negative for CD20, confirming the diagnosis of epitheliotropic T-cell lymphoma.


2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isao Matsumoto ◽  
Ko Nakashima ◽  
Yuko Goto-Koshino ◽  
James Kenn Chambers ◽  
Hajime Tsujimoto ◽  
...  

Human enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL) is classified into 2 distinct subgroups based on their phenotypes (type I and type II). Canine intestinal T-cell lymphoma can be morphologically classified into large and small cell lymphomas (LCL and SCL, respectively). Their association with human EATL or immunohistochemical and biological features has not been well characterized. In this study, the immunohistochemical profiles of 17 cases of LCL and 33 cases of SCL were evaluated with markers used for human EATL classification. Morphologically, LCL was characterized by sheet-like proliferation of large to moderately sized neoplastic lymphocytes, with scant clear cytoplasm and pleomorphic, irregularly shaped nuclei containing distinctive nucleoli and scattered chromatin. In contrast, SCL was characterized by the proliferation of monomorphic small neoplastic lymphocytes, accompanied by infiltration of nonneoplastic plasma cells. Interestingly, 8 cases demonstrated mixed LCL and SCL morphologies. Granular cytoplasmic expression of granzyme B was observed in most LCL and SCL cases. Membranous expression of CD56 was demonstrated in only 2 of 17 LCL and 0 of 33 SCL cases. Coexpression of CD20 by neoplastic T cells was observed in more SCL cases (16/33; 48%) than LCL cases (1/17; 6%). The CD56-positive cells in 2 cases were negative for CD20. Although canine LCL shares common features with human EATL type I, canine SCL cells and human EATL type II differ in their immunophenotype. Canine intestinal T-cell lymphoma had a homogeneous immunophenotype regardless of cell morphology. The findings of this study may indicate large cell transformation of SCL rather than 2 distinct entities.


2019 ◽  
Vol 07 (04) ◽  
pp. E615-E620
Author(s):  
Jin Tao ◽  
Xian Lin ◽  
Christ-Jonathan Tsia Hin Fong ◽  
Zhuo Wen ◽  
Jian Chen ◽  
...  

Abstract Background and study aims Gastrointestinal ulcers are responsible for a wide spectrum of diseases. Infection, drug-induced enteritis, malignancy, vasculitis and Inflammatory bowel disease are the most common causes; their clinical expression often varies according to the site and severity of intestinal involvement. We report on a 68-year-old male presenting with dyspepsia and melena and multiple gastrointestinal ulcers on endoscopy. We could not establish diagnosis of peripheral T-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS) despite multiple biopsies taken on several endoscopic sessions, and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection was documented by presence of inclusion bodies on pathology. The immunohistochemical study showed a mixture of B lymphocytes and predominantly T lymphocytes, negative for cluster of differentiation (CD)7. Southern blot gene rearrangement was positive for T-cell receptor beta. Our patient eventually expired from a massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage following four cycles of chemotherapy. We wish to emphasize that a CMV infection, as a comorbidity, can potentially mask and delay diagnosis of PTCL-NOS, especially in cases with aberrant immunophenotype presentation.


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