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Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma involving the nasopharynx: An easily misdiagnosed disease with atypical histopathological features.
Human Pathology 2024 Februrary 30
OBJECTIVES: To explore the clinicopathologic features, treatment, and survival outcomes of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) involving the nasopharynx.
METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 73 cases of AITL. Among them, 64 cases with complete pre-treatment 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) images were integrated into the analysis of clinical characteristics and PET/CT findings of AITL involving the nasopharynx; 14 cases with both biopsies from lymph node and nasopharynx were included in the comparison of pathological characteristics of AITL in the two areas. Forty-six of the 73 patients who received first-line systemic treatment at our institute were included in the treatment efficacy and survival analyses.
RESULTS: Nasopharyngeal involvement was seen in 44/64 (68.8%) patients. Histologically, lymph node and nasopharyngeal biopsies in 14 patients both showed small to medium-sized tumor cells, complex inflammatory infiltration, and Reed-Sternberg-like cells or B immunoblasts. However, tumor cells with clear cytoplasm, significant high endothelial venule (HEV) hyperplasia, and perivascular infiltration were observed in 5/14, 3/14, and 2/14 nasopharyngeal biopsies, respectively, but in all fourteen lymph node biopsies (P < 0.05). Immunophenotypic profiles and gene rearrangements were highly concordant. Treatment efficacy and survival were similar between patients with nasopharyngeal involvement and those without (P > 0.05), indicating nasopharyngeal involvement is not a prognostic factor for AITL patients.
CONCLUSIONS: Nasopharyngeal involvement is common in AITL but can be easily misdiagnosed because of its atypical pathologic pattern, especially when a lymph node biopsy is unavailable. However, the patient's clinical presentation, PET/CT manifestations, the typical immunophenotype, and gene rearrangements help the diagnosis.
METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 73 cases of AITL. Among them, 64 cases with complete pre-treatment 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) images were integrated into the analysis of clinical characteristics and PET/CT findings of AITL involving the nasopharynx; 14 cases with both biopsies from lymph node and nasopharynx were included in the comparison of pathological characteristics of AITL in the two areas. Forty-six of the 73 patients who received first-line systemic treatment at our institute were included in the treatment efficacy and survival analyses.
RESULTS: Nasopharyngeal involvement was seen in 44/64 (68.8%) patients. Histologically, lymph node and nasopharyngeal biopsies in 14 patients both showed small to medium-sized tumor cells, complex inflammatory infiltration, and Reed-Sternberg-like cells or B immunoblasts. However, tumor cells with clear cytoplasm, significant high endothelial venule (HEV) hyperplasia, and perivascular infiltration were observed in 5/14, 3/14, and 2/14 nasopharyngeal biopsies, respectively, but in all fourteen lymph node biopsies (P < 0.05). Immunophenotypic profiles and gene rearrangements were highly concordant. Treatment efficacy and survival were similar between patients with nasopharyngeal involvement and those without (P > 0.05), indicating nasopharyngeal involvement is not a prognostic factor for AITL patients.
CONCLUSIONS: Nasopharyngeal involvement is common in AITL but can be easily misdiagnosed because of its atypical pathologic pattern, especially when a lymph node biopsy is unavailable. However, the patient's clinical presentation, PET/CT manifestations, the typical immunophenotype, and gene rearrangements help the diagnosis.
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