Double-hit lymphomas: Clinical, morphological, immunohistochemical and cytogenetic study in a series of Brazilian patients with high-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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2017-01-07
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Oliveira, Cristiano Claudino [UNESP]
Maciel-Guerra, Helena [UNESP]
Kucko, Luan [UNESP]
Hirama, Eric Jun [UNESP]
Brilhante, Am�rico Delgado
Quevedo, Francisco Carlos
da Cunha, Isabela Werneck
Soares, Fernando Augusto
Niero-Melo, Ligia [UNESP]
dos Reis, Patr�cia Pintor [UNESP]
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Background: Double-hit lymphomas (DHL) are rare high-grade neoplasms characterized by two translocations: one involving the gene MYC and another involving genes BCL2 or BCL6, whose diagnosis depends on cytogenetic examination. This research studied DHL and morphological and/or immunophenotypic factors associated with the detection of these translocations in a group of high-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma cases. Method: Clinical and morphological reviews of 120 cases diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and Burkitt lymphoma were conducted. Immunohistochemistry (CD20, CD79a, PAX5, CD10, Bcl6, Bcl2, MUM1, TDT and Myc) and fluorescence in situ hybridization for detection of MYC, BCL2 and BCL6 gene translocations were performed in a tissue microarray platform. Results: Three cases of DHL were detected: two with translocations of MYC and BCL2 and one with translocations of MYC and BCL6, all leading to death in less than six months. Among 90 cytogenetically evaluable biopsies, associations were determined between immunohistochemistry and fluorescence in situ hybridization for MYC (p = 0.036) and BCL2 (p = 0.001). However, these showed only regular agreement, indicated by Kappa values of 0.23 [0.0;0.49] and 0.35 [0.13;0.56], respectively. Starry sky morphology was strongly associated with MYC positivity (p = 0.01). The detection of three cases of DHL, all resulting in death, confirms the rarity and aggressiveness of this neoplasm. Conclusions: The starry sky morphological pattern and immunohistochemical expression of Myc and Bcl2 represent possible selection factors for additional cytogenetic diagnostic testing.
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Cytogenetics, Immunohistochemistry, In situ hybridization fluorescence, Lymphoma, Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin
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Diagnostic Pathology, v. 12, n. 1, 2017.