ISSN:
1432-1440
Keywords:
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas
;
Immunohistology
;
Monoclonal antibodies
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The immunopathological features of (1) lymphocytic non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL), (2) follicular centre cell tumours and (3) “large-cell” NHL are described with particular emphasis on in situ evaluation of cryostat sections using monoclonal antibodies. The immunological phenotypes of tumour cells and the pattern of “reactive” cellular infiltrates with characteristic differences for the various subtypes are summarized. Immunological membrane features of the following lymphocytic NHL of B lymphocyte origin are discussed in detail: B-CLL (most common phenotype of the lymphoma cells: VIB-C5, To-15, Ia, Leu-1), lymphoplasmocytoid NHL (To-15, Ia), B-prolymphocytic leukaemia (VIB-C5, To15, Ia, Leu (±), FMC-7(±)) and hairy-cell leukaemia (HCL: To-15, Ia, FMC-7). NHL of T-lymphocytes detailed in respect of mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome (OKT-3, OKT-4, OKT-11), to subtypes of T-CLL with particular emphasis on the “azurophilic” type, to T-zone NHL, and to adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma (OKT-3, OKT-4, OKT-11, anti-tac), all of them with the usual immunological phenotype of T-helper (TH) lymphocytes. NHL with a predominance of T-suppressor (TS) lymphocytes include the immunoblastic lymphadenopathy like T-cell lymphoma (OKT-3, OKT-8, OKT-11) and some lymphoepitheloid (Lennert) lymphomas. Immunological features of follicular centre cell tumours are discussed with emphasis on similarities and differences with the normal germinal centre. Tumour cells usually show the following membrane phenotype: centroblastic/centrocytic (cb/cc: To-15, VIL-A1, Ia; meshwork of non-neoplastic R4/23+, To-5+DRC), centrocytic (VIB-C5, To-15, Leu-1, Ia; R4/23 and To-5 meshwork), centroblastic (cb, To-5, To-15, Ia, VIL-Al±). “Large-cell” NHL include the last entity (cb), immunoblastic (B-ib, T-ib) and lymphoblastic (lb) NHL and are discussed in respect to B-ib (Ia, To-15±, VIL-Al±), T-lb (WT-1, OKT-6±, OKT-11±), pre-B-lb (VIB-C5, Ia, TdT, VIL-Al±) and Burkitt-type NHL (VIB-C5, VIL-A1, Ia, sIg). “Reactive” cellular infiltrates may account for a large fraction of the cellular content of NHL (e.g. the mean TH and TS content amount to about 40% of that seen in normal lymph nodes). In comparison to other NHL B-CLL and cb/cc showed the highest, HCL the lowest number of TH. TS exhibited less typical alterations. With the HNK 1 antibody as marker of putative natural killer (NK cells) high numbers of positive cells were found in cb/cc (and in some CLL and other NHL), sparse infiltrates in lb NHL. The highest number of cells with the phenotype of macrophages were usually found in ib NHL. We conclude that immunological typing of tumour cells as well as of “reactive” cellular infiltrates is of major interest not only in the evaluation of tumour cell characteristics but also with respect to the microenvironment of lymphomas and the host response.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01711721
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