Diffuse large B cell lymphoma derived from nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma presents with variable histopathology

  • Background: Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) usually presents in middle aged men and shows an indolent clinical behavior. However, up to 30% of the patients present a secondary transformation into aggressive diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The aim of the present study was to characterize morphology and immunophenotype of this kind of DLBCL in detail and compare it with conventional DLBCL. Methods: Morphology and immunophenotype of 33 cases of NLPHL with simultaneous or sequential transformation into DLBCL were investigated. These cases were compared with 41 de novo DLBCL in Finnish men. Results: The majority of cases exhibited different immunophenotypes in the NLPHL and the DLBCL components. The immunophenotype of the DLBCL secondary to NLPHL was heterogeneous. However, BCL6, EMA, CD75 and J-chain were usually expressed in both components (≥73% positive). Overall, the NLPHL component was more frequently positive for EMA, CD75 and J-chain than the DLBCL component. In contrast, B cell markers, CD10 and BCL2, were more frequently expressed and were expressed at higher levels in the DLBCL component than in the NLPHL component. In the independent series of de novo DLBCL 4 cases could be identified with a growth pattern and immunophenotype that suggested that they had arisen secondarily from NLPHL. Conclusions: The morphology and immunophenotype of DLBCL arisen from NLPHL is heterogeneous. Further characterization of the particular molecular features of this subgroup is warranted to be able to better identify these cases among conventional DLBCL.

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Author:Sylvia HartmannORCiDGND, Mine Eray, Claudia DöringGND, Tuula Lehtinen, Uta BrunnbergGND, Paula Kujala, Martine Vornanen, Martin-Leo HansmannGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-339551
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-14-332
ISSN:1471-2407
Pubmed Id:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24885870
Parent Title (English):BMC cancer
Publisher:BioMed Central
Place of publication:London
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2014/05/13
Date of first Publication:2014/05/13
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2014/05/28
Tag:Transformation
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma; Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma
Volume:14
Issue:332
Page Number:10
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HeBIS-PPN:365340065
Institutes:Medizin / Medizin
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0