An extraordinary T/NK lymphoma, nasal type, occurring primarily in the prostate gland with unusual CD30 positivity: case report and review of the literature

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Extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma(NKTCL), nasal type, occurring primarily in the prostate gland, is extremely rare. We present a case of primarily prostatic NKTCL in a 59-year-old man suffering from dysuria. Histological examinations revealed that diffused, large-sized, pleomorphic lymphocytes were arranged in an angiocentric distribution with large areas of geographic necroses. Additionally, the prostatic glands were diffusely infiltrated by heteromorphous lymphocytes forming lymphoepithelial lesions. The tumor cells were strongly expressed CD3ϵ, CD56, TIA-1, granzyme B and EBV-encoded RNAs. And interestingly, the lymphoid cells were also strongly immunoreactive with CD30. A rearrangement study showed T-cell receptor γ-chain gene rearrangement with monoclonal appearance. Though postoperative combination of chemotherapy was given, the patient died four months later. Our observation and other literatures indicate that extremely rare NKTCLs unusually express CD30. TCR gene rearrangement existed in some NKTCL, suggesting that a subset of NKTCL may be a mixed NK/T-cell differentiation.

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Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type: a report of 73 cases at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

José Vega, María Bueso, Xiaoli Feng … (2012)

Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (ENKTL) is uncommon in the United States. We report 73 patients with ENKTL, including 49 men and 24 women (median age, 46 y). Sixty-three patients had nasal/upper aerodigestive tract disease; 10 had extranasal disease involving skin, small intestine, epiglottis, testis, adrenal glands, kidney, and breast. Complete staging data were available for 68 patients: 44 stage I/II and 24 stage IV. Fifteen of 69 (22%) had lymphadenopathy and 10/63 had bone marrow involvement. Histologically, 67/73 (92%) showed necrosis, and 48/70 (69%) had an angiocentric/angiodestructive growth pattern. The neoplastic cells showed a wide spectrum: medium sized (n=34), mixed small and large (n=21), large (n=13), and small (n=5). In situ hybridization for Epstein-Barr virus-encoded small RNA was positive in every case. Immunohistochemical studies showed expression of cytotoxic markers (100%), T-bet (96%), CD2 (96%), CD3 (93%), CD56 (90%), and ETS-1 (64%). Ki-67 was ≥60% in 46% cases. Therapy was known for 64 patients; 14 received only chemotherapy, 8 radiation alone, and 42 received combined radiation and chemotherapy. Median survival was 4.2 years, and 5-year overall survival was 46% (median follow-up, 3.8 y). Extranasal disease, high International Prognostic Index score, and high proliferation rate correlated with poorer prognosis. We conclude that ENKTL cases in the United States are similar to those reported in Asia and other countries. Absence of the angiocentric/angiodestructive pattern and presence of lymphadenopathy, features underemphasized in the literature, occurred in appreciable subsets of patients. The International Prognostic Index score, anatomic site of disease, and proliferation rate had prognostic value in this patient cohort.

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Report of the Workshop on Nasal and Related Extranodal Angiocentric T/Natural Killer Cell Lymphomas. Definitions, differential diagnosis, and epidemiology.

Andrew I Su, Andrew E Jaffe, S Mori … (1995)

A workshop jointly sponsored by the University of Hong Kong and the Society for Hematopathology explored the definition, differential diagnosis, and epidemiology of angiocentric lymphomas presenting in the nose and other extranodal sites. The participants concluded that nasal T/natural killer (NK) cell lymphoma is a distinct clinicopathologic entity highly associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). In situ hybridization for EBV an be very valuable in early diagnosis, especially if tissue is sparse. The cytologic spectrum is broad, ranging from small or medium-sized cells to large transformed cells. Histologic progression often occurs with time. Necrosis is nearly always present, and angioinvasion by tumor cells is seen in most cases. Nasal T/NK cell lymphoma has a characteristic immunophenotype: CD2-positive, CD56-positive, but usually negative for surface CD3. Cytoplasmic CD3 can be detected in paraffin sections. Clonal T-cell receptor gene rearrangement is not found. Tumors with an identical phenotype and genotype occur in other extranodal sites, most commonly in the skin, subcutis, and gastrointestinal tract, and should be referred to as nasal-type T/NK cell lymphomas. The differential diagnosis includes lymphomatoid granulomatosis, blastic or monomorphic NK cell lymphoma/leukemia, CD56-positive peripheral T-cell lymphoma, and enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma.

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Nasal-type extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphomas: a clinicopathologic and genotypic study of 42 cases in Singapore.

Sivakumar Murugaya, Christopher K W Lai, Susan Loong … (2004)

We studied the clinicopathologic features of 42 cases of nasal-type extranodal natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma in Singapore and compared our findings with other series reported in the Asian and Western populations. A panel of immunohistochemical stains, which included CD2, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD56, T-cell intracellular Antigen-1 and granzyme B, and in situ hybridization for Epstein-Barr virus encoded RNA (EBER) were performed. Polymerase chain reaction for T-cell receptor-gamma gene rearrangement using both gel and capillary electrophoresis were evaluated to determine the proportion of tumors which are of true T-cell lineage. We also studied the functional status of the overexpressed p53 protein in these lymphomas by correlating p53 expression with its downstream target protein, p21. In all, 31 out of 42 cases presented in the upper aerodigestive tract. The other sites of involvement included gastrointestinal tract, skin, soft tissue, testis, liver, spleen, bone marrow and brain. The tumors displayed characteristic morphologic features. In situ hybridization for EBER was detected in 41 out of 42 cases (97.6%). The only significant adverse prognostic factor identified was an International Prognostic Index of two or more. A significantly higher proportion of the tumors (27%), compared to previous studies, demonstrated monoclonal T-cell receptor-gamma gene rearrangement. There was, however, no difference in survival or clinicopathologic features between the true NK-cell tumors and their T-cell counterparts. Overexpression of p53 was present in 40% of the cases, but no significant difference in survival rate was detected in patients with p53 overexpression and there was no association between p53 overexpression with large cell morphology, and advanced stage of disease. These findings suggest that molecular aberrations other than those of the p53 pathway may be operative in the pathogenesis of this malignancy.

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QingPing Jiang

Shaoyan Liu

Juan Peng

Hanzhen Xiong

ZhongTang Xiong

Yuexin Yang

Xuexian Tan

Xingcheng Gao

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Diagn Pathol

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Diagn Pathol

Title: Diagnostic Pathology

Publisher: BioMed Central

ISSN (Electronic): 1746-1596

Publication date Collection: 2013

Publication date (Electronic): 17 June 2013

Volume: 8

Page: 94

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[1 ]Department of Pathology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China

[2 ]Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China

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Publisher ID: 1746-1596-8-94

DOI: 10.1186/1746-1596-8-94

PMC ID: 3707818

PubMed ID: 23773344

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