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Isolation of Human Lymphatic Endothelial Cells by Multi-parameter Fluorescence-activated Cell Sorting

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Serous fluids and hematolymphoid disorders.

¹Director of Hematopathology and Hematopathology Fellowship, Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Karmanos Cancer Center, Detroit, Michigan, United States.

|May 5, 2022

Summary

Diagnosing hematolymphoid neoplasms in body fluid cytology is challenging. Ancillary studies like flow cytometry are crucial for accurate diagnosis and subclassification.

Area of Science:

Cytopathology
Hematopathology
Oncology

Background:

Diagnosing hematolymphoid neoplasms via fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology is complex.
Evaluating these neoplasms in body fluid presents additional diagnostic challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the diagnostic challenges in differentiating hematolymphoid neoplasms from reactive lymphocytes in body fluid cytology.
To highlight the utility of ancillary studies for accurate diagnosis and subclassification.

Main Methods:

Morphological evaluation of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology samples from body fluids.
Review of specific morphological features aiding differentiation between reactive and neoplastic lymphocytes.
Discussion of ancillary techniques including flow cytometry, immunocytochemistry, cytogenetics, and molecular studies.

Keywords:

Body Fluid Large Cell Leukemia Lymphoma Small Cell

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Main Results:

Differentiating low-grade lymphoma from reactive lymphocytes in body fluid is difficult based on morphology alone.
Reactive lymphocytes may exhibit activation morphology, mimicking neoplastic cells.
Large cell lymphoma and leukemia cells show distinct morphological features (e.g., large nuclei, immature chromatin, visible nucleoli).

Conclusions:

Accurate diagnosis and subclassification of hematolymphoid neoplasms in body fluid cytology require a combination of morphological assessment and ancillary studies.
Flow cytometry is essential for confirming monoclonality.
Immunocytochemistry, cytogenetics, and molecular studies further aid in precise subclassification.