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==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==
* Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma most likely arises within the [[thymus]].<ref name="seer.cancer.gov">Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. http://seer.cancer.gov/seertools/hemelymph/51f6cf56e3e27c3994bd5318/. Accessed on March 7, 2016 </ref><ref name="pmid2423430">{{cite journal |vauthors=Addis BJ, Isaacson PG |title=Large cell lymphoma of the mediastinum: a B-cell tumour of probable thymic origin |journal=Histopathology |volume=10 |issue=4 |pages=379–90 |date=April 1986 |pmid=2423430 |doi= |url=}}</ref>  
* Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma arises within the [[thymus]].<ref name="seer.cancer.gov">Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. http://seer.cancer.gov/seertools/hemelymph/51f6cf56e3e27c3994bd5318/. Accessed on March 7, 2016 </ref><ref name="pmid2423430">{{cite journal |vauthors=Addis BJ, Isaacson PG |title=Large cell lymphoma of the mediastinum: a B-cell tumour of probable thymic origin |journal=Histopathology |volume=10 |issue=4 |pages=379–90 |date=April 1986 |pmid=2423430 |doi= |url=}}</ref>  
* Patients present with a [[Localized disease|localized]] anterosuperior [[mediastinal mass]].  
* Patients present with a [[Localized disease|localized]] anterosuperior [[mediastinal mass]].  
* The mass is often bulky and frequently invades adjacent structures such as [[lungs]], [[pleura]], or [[pericardium]].  
* The mass is often bulky and frequently invades adjacent structures such as [[lungs]], [[pleura]], or [[pericardium]].  
* Spreads to [[supraclavicular]] and [[cervical]] [[lymph nodes]].
* Spreads to [[supraclavicular]] and [[cervical]] [[lymph nodes]].
* Pathophysiologically,  tumor grows through constitutive [[STAT]] 6 [[phosphorylation]] and DNA-binding activity.<ref name="pmid15044251">{{cite journal |vauthors=Guiter C, Dusanter-Fourt I, Copie-Bergman C, Boulland ML, Le Gouvello S, Gaulard P, Leroy K, Castellano F |title=Constitutive STAT6 activation in primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma |journal=Blood |volume=104 |issue=2 |pages=543–9 |date=July 2004 |pmid=15044251 |doi=10.1182/blood-2003-10-3545 |url=}}</ref>
* Pathophysiologically,  [[tumor]] grows through constitutive [[STAT6]] [[phosphorylation]] and DNA-binding activity.<ref name="pmid15044251">{{cite journal |vauthors=Guiter C, Dusanter-Fourt I, Copie-Bergman C, Boulland ML, Le Gouvello S, Gaulard P, Leroy K, Castellano F |title=Constitutive STAT6 activation in primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma |journal=Blood |volume=104 |issue=2 |pages=543–9 |date=July 2004 |pmid=15044251 |doi=10.1182/blood-2003-10-3545 |url=}}</ref>
* [[STAT6]] [[phosphorylation]] activates [[Interleukin 4]]/ [[Interleukin 13|interleukin-13]] signalling pathway.  
* [[STAT6]] [[phosphorylation]] activates [[Interleukin 4]]/ [[Interleukin 13|interleukin-13]] signalling pathway.  
* Constitutive [[STAT6]] [[phosphorylation]] and DNA-binding activity is detected is proved through [[immunohistochemical]] analysis.  
* Constitutive [[STAT6]] [[phosphorylation]] and DNA-binding activity is detected is proved through [[immunohistochemical]] analysis.  
* Another proposed mechanism of [[Autocrine signalling|autocrine]] pathway is [[amplification]] of [[JAK2|JAK 2]] pathway which causes [[phosphorylation]] of [[IL-4]] and [[IL-13]] subsequently.   
* Another proposed mechanism of [[Autocrine signalling|autocrine]] pathway is [[amplification]] of [[JAK2|JAK 2]] pathway which causes [[phosphorylation]] of [[IL-4]] and [[IL-13]] subsequently.   
* The [[Janus kinase]] 2 (JAK2) is also constitutively [[Phosphorylation|phosphorylated]] in the primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma.
* The [[Janus kinase]] 2 is also constitutively [[Phosphorylation|phosphorylated]] in the primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma.
* Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma is treated with JAK2 inhibitor AG490, resulted in partially decreased [[STAT6]] [[phosphorylation]], which suggests that [[JAK2]] is partially involved in [[STAT6]] activation in these cells.
* Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma is treated with JAK2 inhibitor AG490, resulted in partially decreased [[STAT6]] [[phosphorylation]], which suggests that [[JAK2]] is partially involved in [[STAT6]] activation in these cells.


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===Immunophenotype:===
===Immunophenotype:===
* The [[immunophenotype]] of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma is determined by [[histochemistry]] or [[flow cytometry]].
* The [[immunophenotype]] of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma is determined by [[histochemistry]] or [[flow cytometry]].
* The tumor cells express B cell-associated antigens ([[CD19]], [[CD20]], [[CD22]], [[CD79a]]) and [[CD45]].<ref name="pmid2788371">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lamarre L, Jacobson JO, Aisenberg AC, Harris NL |title=Primary large cell lymphoma of the mediastinum. A histologic and immunophenotypic study of 29 cases |journal=Am. J. Surg. Pathol. |volume=13 |issue=9 |pages=730–9 |date=September 1989 |pmid=2788371 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
* The tumor cells express B cell-associated antigens:<ref name="pmid2788371">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lamarre L, Jacobson JO, Aisenberg AC, Harris NL |title=Primary large cell lymphoma of the mediastinum. A histologic and immunophenotypic study of 29 cases |journal=Am. J. Surg. Pathol. |volume=13 |issue=9 |pages=730–9 |date=September 1989 |pmid=2788371 |doi= |url=}}</ref>  
** [[CD19]]
** [[CD20]]
** [[CD22]]
** [[CD79a]]
** [[CD45]]
* Weak expression of [[CD30]] is often present.
* Weak expression of [[CD30]] is often present.
* The [[tumor]] cells also stain for [[TRAF1|TRAF-1]] and [[REL|nuclear c-Rel]]. These two markers are also expressed by the [[Reed-Sternberg cells]], but are not present in other forms of [[diffuse large B cell lymphoma]]. <ref name="pmid15644776">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rodig SJ, Savage KJ, Nguyen V, Pinkus GS, Shipp MA, Aster JC, Kutok JL |title=TRAF1 expression and c-Rel activation are useful adjuncts in distinguishing classical Hodgkin lymphoma from a subset of morphologically or immunophenotypically similar lymphomas |journal=Am. J. Surg. Pathol. |volume=29 |issue=2 |pages=196–203 |date=February 2005 |pmid=15644776 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
* The [[tumor]] cells also stain for [[TRAF1|TRAF-1]] and [[REL|nuclear c-Rel]]
* These two markers are also expressed by the [[Reed-Sternberg cells]], but are not present in other forms of [[diffuse large B cell lymphoma]]. <ref name="pmid15644776">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rodig SJ, Savage KJ, Nguyen V, Pinkus GS, Shipp MA, Aster JC, Kutok JL |title=TRAF1 expression and c-Rel activation are useful adjuncts in distinguishing classical Hodgkin lymphoma from a subset of morphologically or immunophenotypically similar lymphomas |journal=Am. J. Surg. Pathol. |volume=29 |issue=2 |pages=196–203 |date=February 2005 |pmid=15644776 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
* Other markers that are relatively specific for primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma are [[CD200]] and [[MAL2 (gene)|MAL]].<ref name="pmid22899296">{{cite journal |vauthors=Dorfman DM, Shahsafaei A, Alonso MA |title=Utility of CD200 immunostaining in the diagnosis of primary mediastinal large B cell lymphoma: comparison with MAL, CD23, and other markers |journal=Mod. Pathol. |volume=25 |issue=12 |pages=1637–43 |date=December 2012 |pmid=22899296 |doi=10.1038/modpathol.2012.129 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid12429796">{{cite journal |vauthors=Copie-Bergman C, Plonquet A, Alonso MA, Boulland ML, Marquet J, Divine M, Möller P, Leroy K, Gaulard P |title=MAL expression in lymphoid cells: further evidence for MAL as a distinct molecular marker of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphomas |journal=Mod. Pathol. |volume=15 |issue=11 |pages=1172–80 |date=November 2002 |pmid=12429796 |doi=10.1097/01.MP.0000032534.81894.B3 |url=}}</ref>
* Other markers that are relatively specific for primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma are [[CD200]] and [[MAL2 (gene)|MAL]].<ref name="pmid22899296">{{cite journal |vauthors=Dorfman DM, Shahsafaei A, Alonso MA |title=Utility of CD200 immunostaining in the diagnosis of primary mediastinal large B cell lymphoma: comparison with MAL, CD23, and other markers |journal=Mod. Pathol. |volume=25 |issue=12 |pages=1637–43 |date=December 2012 |pmid=22899296 |doi=10.1038/modpathol.2012.129 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid12429796">{{cite journal |vauthors=Copie-Bergman C, Plonquet A, Alonso MA, Boulland ML, Marquet J, Divine M, Möller P, Leroy K, Gaulard P |title=MAL expression in lymphoid cells: further evidence for MAL as a distinct molecular marker of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphomas |journal=Mod. Pathol. |volume=15 |issue=11 |pages=1172–80 |date=November 2002 |pmid=12429796 |doi=10.1097/01.MP.0000032534.81894.B3 |url=}}</ref>
===Microscopic Pathology:===
===Microscopic Pathology:===

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Template:Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma pathophysiology

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Badria Munir M.B.B.S.[2], Sowminya Arikapudi, M.B,B.S. [3]

Overview

Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma arises from thymus. The small gland in the center of the chest behind the sternum where lymphocytes mature, multiply and become T cells. or lymph nodes in the center of the chest. On microscopic histopathological analysis, large-sized cells and alveolar fibrosis are characteristic findings of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma. The incidence of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma increases with age. The pathophysiology primarily involves constitutional activation of JAK2 pathway through different genetic mechanisms involved, which are described.

Pathophysiology

Genetics:

  • Genes involved in the pathogenesis of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma include:
    • Comparative genomic hybridzation demonstrated gains in chromosome 9p24 and 2p15
    • Genomic hybridization in chromosome X-p11.4-21
    • Translocations involving the CIITA gene[4]
    • Amplification of the REL oncogene[5]
    • Hyperdiploid karyotypes, often with gains in the region on chromosome 9p containing the JAK2 gene and the genes encoding PD-L1 and PD-L2, ligands for the receptor PD-1[6]
    • The B cell leukemia/lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) gene and B cell leukemia 6 (BCL-6) gene rearrangements can occur.[7]
    • Gains of the proto-oncogene BCL11A and nuclear accumulation of BCL11A(XL) protein.[8]
    • Immunoglobulin genes clonally rearranged.

Immunophenotype:

Microscopic Pathology:

  • On microscopic histopathological analysis, large-sized cells and alveolar fibrosis are characteristic findings of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma.
  • The tumor is composed of large cells with variable nuclear features, cells may resemble:[12][13]

References

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  2. Addis BJ, Isaacson PG (April 1986). "Large cell lymphoma of the mediastinum: a B-cell tumour of probable thymic origin". Histopathology. 10 (4): 379–90. PMID 2423430.
  3. Guiter C, Dusanter-Fourt I, Copie-Bergman C, Boulland ML, Le Gouvello S, Gaulard P, Leroy K, Castellano F (July 2004). "Constitutive STAT6 activation in primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma". Blood. 104 (2): 543–9. doi:10.1182/blood-2003-10-3545. PMID 15044251.
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  6. Twa DD, Chan FC, Ben-Neriah S, Woolcock BW, Mottok A, Tan KL, Slack GW, Gunawardana J, Lim RS, McPherson AW, Kridel R, Telenius A, Scott DW, Savage KJ, Shah SP, Gascoyne RD, Steidl C (March 2014). "Genomic rearrangements involving programmed death ligands are recurrent in primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma". Blood. 123 (13): 2062–5. doi:10.1182/blood-2013-10-535443. PMID 24497532.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Lamarre L, Jacobson JO, Aisenberg AC, Harris NL (September 1989). "Primary large cell lymphoma of the mediastinum. A histologic and immunophenotypic study of 29 cases". Am. J. Surg. Pathol. 13 (9): 730–9. PMID 2788371.
  8. Weniger MA, Pulford K, Gesk S, Ehrlich S, Banham AH, Lyne L, Martin-Subero JI, Siebert R, Dyer MJ, Möller P, Barth TF (October 2006). "Gains of the proto-oncogene BCL11A and nuclear accumulation of BCL11A(XL) protein are frequent in primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma". Leukemia. 20 (10): 1880–2. doi:10.1038/sj.leu.2404324. PMID 16871282.
  9. Rodig SJ, Savage KJ, Nguyen V, Pinkus GS, Shipp MA, Aster JC, Kutok JL (February 2005). "TRAF1 expression and c-Rel activation are useful adjuncts in distinguishing classical Hodgkin lymphoma from a subset of morphologically or immunophenotypically similar lymphomas". Am. J. Surg. Pathol. 29 (2): 196–203. PMID 15644776.
  10. Dorfman DM, Shahsafaei A, Alonso MA (December 2012). "Utility of CD200 immunostaining in the diagnosis of primary mediastinal large B cell lymphoma: comparison with MAL, CD23, and other markers". Mod. Pathol. 25 (12): 1637–43. doi:10.1038/modpathol.2012.129. PMID 22899296.
  11. Copie-Bergman C, Plonquet A, Alonso MA, Boulland ML, Marquet J, Divine M, Möller P, Leroy K, Gaulard P (November 2002). "MAL expression in lymphoid cells: further evidence for MAL as a distinct molecular marker of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphomas". Mod. Pathol. 15 (11): 1172–80. doi:10.1097/01.MP.0000032534.81894.B3. PMID 12429796.
  12. De Paepe P, Achten R, Verhoef G, Wlodarska I, Stul M, Vanhentenrijk V, Praet M, De Wolf-Peeters C (October 2005). "Large cleaved and immunoblastic lymphoma may represent two distinct clinicopathologic entities within the group of diffuse large B-cell lymphomas". J. Clin. Oncol. 23 (28): 7060–8. doi:10.1200/JCO.2005.15.503. PMID 16129841.
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