Clinicopathological features of long-term tumor-free survival of patients with untreated primary tonsillar diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5807.2019.05.005
- VernacularTitle: 未放化疗而长期无瘤生存的原发扁桃体弥漫性大B细胞淋巴瘤的临床和病理学特征
- Author:
Xiaojing ZHANG
1
;
Xiaoge ZHOU
2
;
Jia WEI
1
;
Jianlan XIE
2
;
Shuyuan CHEN
2
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Civil Aviation General Hospital, Beijing 100123, China
2. Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Tonsillar neoplasms;
Lymphoma, large B-cell, diffuse;
Pathology, clinical
- From:
Chinese Journal of Pathology
2019;48(5):358-363
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the clinicopathological features of long-term tumor-free survival in patients with untreated primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) of the tonsil.
Methods:The study included 80 consultation cases of primary tonsillar DLBCL from April 2006 to July 2017 in the Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University. The patients were divided into two groups: experimental groups of 10 untreated patients with long-term tumor-free survival, and 70 patients who had been treated (control group). The clinical data, histopathological features, immunohistochemical staining, and molecular biology test results of the patients were analyzed retrospectively.
Results:Patients who had long-term tumor-free survival with untreated primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma had the disease mostly confined to the tonsil. Biopsy showed that the tonsil structure was only partially effaced and the lesions were relatively "fresh". EBER and FISH test for t (14;18) results were negative. Gene rearrangement detection showed monoclonality. There was statistically significant difference between the age, bcl-2 expression, CMYC protein expression and co-expression of CMYC and bcl-2 between the untreated group and the treated group(P<0.05). Patient gender, tumor site, histological type and clinical stage showed no difference between the untreated group and the treated group (P>0.05); The median overall survival of the untreated group and treated group was 81 months and 20 months, respectively, and the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05).In patients younger than 40 years of age, the untreated group had a statistically significant difference in primary site and CMYC protein expression compared with the treated group (P<0.05), and there was no statistical significance in other aspects.
Conclusions:Long-term tumor-free survival patients with untreated tonsillar primary DLBCL have relatively unique clinical characteristics. There is no significant difference in the prognosis between the untreated and treated groups, indicating radiotherapy and chemotherapy may not be required and therefore, avoiding related side effects.
