CLINICAL HISTORY
Brief clinical history: pancytopenia, but no splenomegaly or lymphadenopathy. Two previous bone marrow biopsies in 1995 and 1997 were reportedly hypocellular with moderate increase in reticulin fibers.
LABORATORY DATA
Hemogram: WBC 2.1 K/ul, RBC 3.93 M/ul, HGB 12.6 g/dl, HCT 36.9 %, MCV 93.7 Fl, MCH 32.0 pg, MCHC 34.1 g/dl, RDW 16.6%, PLT CNT 131 K/ul DIFF: GRAN 55%, LYMPH 39%, MONO 5%, EO 1%, BASO 0%
ANCILLARY STUDIES
Cytochemistry
Peripheral blood lymphocytes (Figure 1) show TRAP (Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase) positivity. A neutrophil in the same field is TRAP-negative.
Immunohistochemistry
Markedly increased numbers of CD20-positive B-cells. DBA.44 immunostain shows similar findings (Figure 2).
Flow Cytometry
A monoclonal B-cell population is identified by gating on cells with slightly higher side scatter than normal lymphocytes. CD22-positive B-cells display bright coexpression of CD11c. Coexpression of CD25 and CD103 is present along with lambda light chain restriction. (Figures 3, 4, 5, 6)
Electron Microscopy
EM (Figure 7) was not performed on this particular case, but about 50% of cases will show ribosome-lamellar complexes.
GROSS PATHOLOGY
Gross Features: bone marrow biopsy and aspirate from right posterior iliac crest.
MICROSCOPIC PATHOLOGY
Peripheral blood lymphocytes (Figure 8 ) are intermediate in size with relatively abundant, pale cytoplasm and irregular cytoplasmic borders. The nuclei are lobulated and appear monocytoid/reniform with reticular chromatin (Figure 9). Low-power view of hypocellular bone marrow (Figure 10). Increased numbers of lymphocytes in an interstitial pattern. Erythroid and myeloid hypoplasia. |