Peripheral T-cell lymphoma of AILD (angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia) type involving gastrointestinal tract. A morphologic, phenotypic and genotypic study

Acta Pathol Jpn. 1992 Feb;42(2):141-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1992.tb03090.x.

Abstract

A case of angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia (AILD) which showed widespread involvement of the gastrointestinal tract is reported. A lymph node biopsy specimen showed the characteristic histological features of AILD. During the progression of the illness, lymphomatous lesions developed in the gastrointestinal tract, complicated by cytomegalovirus infection. A double immunoenzymatic study using a combination of Ki-67 antibody and antibodies against surface antigens demonstrated that CD3+, CD4+, and/or T-cell receptor (TCR) beta+ cells were predominant (67-68%) among the population of proliferating Ki-67% cells, rather than CD8+ or CD22+ cells. Clonal rearrangement of the TCR beta chain gene was also detected. These findings provide further evidence for the neoplastic nature of lesions of this type, and the diagnosis of peripheral T-cell lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, CD / analysis*
  • Antigens, CD / genetics
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / immunology
  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Gene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor / genetics
  • Humans
  • Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy / immunology
  • Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy / pathology*
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology*
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral / immunology
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neck

Substances

  • Antigens, CD