257 research outputs found
Normales Knochenmark und hÀufige reaktive VerÀnderungen
Zusammenfassung: Die histologische Knochenmarkuntersuchung spielt, wegen ihrer groĂen Aussagekraft bei relativ geringem Aufwand eine bedeutende Rolle in der Diagnostik von hĂ€matologischen und nichthĂ€matologischen Erkrankungen. DafĂŒr ist die Kenntnis des normalen Knochenmarks mit seiner individuellen, insbesondere altersabhĂ€ngigen, VariabilitĂ€t, unentbehrlich. Neben entnahmebedingten Artefakten, die falsch interpretiert werden können, oder suboptimal fixierten bzw. verarbeiteten Biopsien, die diagnostisch ĂŒberbewertet werden, gibt es eine Vielfalt von reaktiven KnochenmarkverĂ€nderungen, die einen neoplastischen Prozess vortĂ€uschen und zu schwerwiegenden diagnostischen Fehlern fĂŒhren können. Bei derartigen nichtneoplastischen VerĂ€nderungen können ein oder auch mehrere Kompartimente der HĂ€matopoiese qualitativ und quantitativ betroffen sein. Es kann zu Verteilungs- bzw. Architekturstörungen und/oder zu VerĂ€nderungen des Knochenmarkstromas kommen. Eine optimale Knochenmarkdiagnostik erfordert, neben SpezialfĂ€rbungen, zusĂ€tzlich oftmals immunhistochemische Untersuchungen und manchmal molekularpathologische Analysen. Mehr als bei anderen Organbiopsien ist die Kenntnis klinischer Befunde, insbesondere vorangegangener Therapien, relevant, um eine korrekte Diagnose zu stellen. In diesem Beitrag sind neben dem normalen Knochenmark die hĂ€ufigsten reaktiven VerĂ€nderungen dargestell
Systemic mastocytosis with associated myeloproliferative disease and precursor B lymphoblastic leukaemia with t(13;13)(q12;q22) involving FLT3.
Systemic mastocytoses represent neoplastic proliferations
of mast cells. In about 20% of cases systemic
mastocytoses are accompanied by clonal haematopoietic
non-mast cell-lineage disorders, most commonly myeloid
neoplasms. A case of systemic mastocytosis carrying the
characteristic mutation at codon 816 (D816V) in the KIT
gene of mast cells, with two concurrent accompanying
clonal haematopoietic non-mast cell-lineage disorders,
chronic myeloproliferative disease, unclassifiable and
precursor B lymphoblastic leukaemia is documented. Both
accompanying clonal haematopoietic non-mast cell-lineage
disorders carried the wild-type KIT gene, but had a
novel t(13;13)(q12;q22) involving the FLT3 locus at
13q12. The chronic myeloproliferative disease, unclassifiable
and the precursor B lymphoblastic leukaemia were
cured by syngenous stem cell transplantation, but the
systemic mastocytosis persisted for more than 10 years.
The additional impact of molecular techniques on the
correct diagnosis in haematological malignancies is
highlighted, and evidence is provided that, apart from
internal tandem duplications and mutations, FLT3 can be
activated by translocations
Legionella bozemanii , an Elusive Agent of Fatal Cavitary Pneumonia
Abstract : A 67-year-old patient died of Legionella bozemanii pneumonia with negative urinary antigen and negative serology. Cystic lesions in pneumonia of unknown origin should lead to the differential diagnosis of L. bozemanii infection
Rare KIT (CD117) expression in multiple myeloma abrogates the usefulness of imatinib mesylate treatment
Background: Imatinib mesylate blocks the tyrosine kinase activity of KIT (CD117) and is an effective treatment for gastrointestinal stromal tumors. In multiple myeloma, KIT expression has been detected by flow cytometry in about 33% of specimens, but no previous immunohistochemical assessment has yet been made of the expression pattern of KIT. Materials and methods: We performed immunohistochemical analyses of 100 patients, including 72 with multiple myeloma (MM), 8 with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL), 10 with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and 10 with reactive plasmocytosis. One KIT-positive MM was sequenced using polymerase chain reaction analysis. Results: In MM, only 2 cases (2.8%) were KIT positive. The great majority of the cases (97, 2%) did not express the KIT receptor tyrosine kinase. No mutation of the c-kit gene was detected. Conclusions: KIT expression is a rare event in MM and not detectable in MGUS and LPL. Therefore, treatment with imatinib is unlikely to be effective in these patient
PrimÀres zerebellÀres T-Zell-Lymphom
Zusammenfassung: PrimĂ€re T-Zell-Lymphome des zentralen Nervensystems (ZNS) sind selten. Sie mĂŒssen differenzialdiagnostisch von reaktiven LĂ€sionen unterschieden werden. Die Diagnosestellung sollte integrativ unter Verwendung von immunhistochemischen, molekulargenetischen und/oder zytogenetischen Methoden erfolgen. Wir beschreiben den Fall eines 50-jĂ€hrigen Mannes, bei welchem ein primĂ€res zerebellĂ€res T-Zell-Lymphom diagnostiziert und eine klonale T-Zell-Rezeptorgen-Umlagerung nachgewiesen wurde. Nach 2Zyklen Chemotherapie entwickelte der Patient eine Pneumozystis-carinii-Pneumonie und verstarb 10Wochen nach Diagnosestellung. Die Autopsie ergab keinen Residualtumor im ZN
Klonale Verwandtschaft von Hodgkin-Lymphomen und deren Rezidiven
Zusammenfassung: In dieser Studie untersuchten wir, ob es sich bei Rezidiven von klassischen Hodgkin-Lymphomen (HL) um Rezidive im engeren Sinn oder aber um klonal unverwandte SekundĂ€rtumoren handelt. Die Untersuchungen erfolgten an formalinfixierten, paraffineingebetteten Gewebeproben von 11Patienten. Hodgkin- bzw. Sternberg-Reed-Riesenzellen wurden nach immunhistochemischer Markierung mit CD30 mittels Laser mikrodisseziert und die FragmentlĂ€ngen des Schwerkettenimmunglobulin-Gens (IgH) unter Verwendung von FR3- und J-Konsensusprimern analysiert. Zwei FrĂŒhrezidive nach einer HL-Erstdiagnose zeigten klonale Verwandschaft zu den PrimĂ€rtumoren, wĂ€hrend 3 von 4FrĂŒhrezidiven nach einem Erst- oder Zweitrezidiv nicht mit dem vorangegangenen HL verwandt waren. Drei SpĂ€trezidive waren mit dem ursprĂŒnglichen HL klonal unverwandt. Wir schlieĂen daraus, dass es sich bei so genannten "Rezidiven" von HL z.T. um klonal unverwandte Zweitneoplasien handeln kann, was möglicherweise von therapeutischer Relevanz sein könnt
Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas, not otherwise specified, and emerging entities
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive and heterogenous group of diseases and the most common subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In the past decade, there has been an explosion in molecular profiling that has helped to identify subgroups and shared oncogenic driving mechanisms. Since the 2017 World Health Organization (WHO) classification, additional studies investigating these genomic abnormalities and phenotypic findings have been reported. Here we review these findings in DLBCL and address the proposed changes by the 2022 International Consensus Classification
Prominin-1+/CD133+ bone marrow-derived heart-resident cells suppress experimental autoimmune myocarditis
AIMS: Experimental autoimmune myocarditis (EAM) is a CD4(+) T cell-mediated mouse model of inflammatory heart disease. Tissue-resident bone marrow-derived cells adopt different cellular phenotypes depending on the local milieu. We expanded a specific population of bone marrow-derived prominin-1-expressing progenitor cells (PPC) from healthy heart tissue, analysed their plasticity, and evaluated their capacity to protect mice from EAM and heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS: PPC were expanded from healthy mouse hearts. Analysis of CD45.1/CD45.2 chimera mice confirmed bone marrow origin of PPC. Depending on in vitro culture conditions, PPC differentiated into macrophages, dendritic cells, or cardiomyocyte-like cells. In vivo, PPC acquired a cardiac phenotype after direct injection into healthy hearts. Intravenous injection of PPC into myosin alpha heavy chain/complete Freund's adjuvant (MyHC-alpha/CFA)-immunized BALB/c mice resulted in heart-specific homing and differentiation into the macrophage phenotype. Histology revealed reduced severity scores for PPC-treated mice compared with control animals [treated with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) or crude bone marrow at day 21 after MyHC-alpha/CFA immunization]. Echocardiography showed preserved fractional shortening and velocity of circumferential shortening in PPC but not PBS-treated MyHC-alpha/CFA-immunized mice. In vitro and in vivo data suggested that interferon-gamma signalling on PPC was critical for nitric oxide-mediated suppression of heart-specific CD4(+) T cells. Accordingly, PPC from interferon-gamma receptor-deficient mice failed to protect MyHC-alpha/CFA-immunized mice from EAM. CONCLUSION: Prominin-1-expressing, heart-resident, bone marrow-derived cells combine high plasticity, T cell-suppressing capacity, and anti-inflammatory in vivo effect
Virtopsy: ZukunftstrÀchtige Forschung in der Rechtsmedizin
Computed tomography techniques have been developed over the last 10 years and have found various applications in the forensic field. The most recent development is multislice computed tomography combined with photogrammetry-based surface optical scanning and image rendering techniques. This combination of techniques can be used to produce 3-dimensional images of injury patterns for comparison with suspect weapons and also to screen for pathological conditions in the living or deceased. This technology provides a minimally invasive procedure for capturing forensically relevant images which can be produced in the courtroom. The rapid developments in imaging techniques could provide an alternative to conventional autopsy procedures in the futur
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