title: Immunohistochemical and genetic analysis of Chinese nasal natural killer/T-cell lymphomas.
abstract: Nasal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (N-NK/T-L) is prevalent in China. To further characterize this neoplasm, 36 cases of N-NK/T-L from 304 cases of malignant lymphomas in the north China area were investigated by histopathology, immunophenotyping, and genomic analysis of c-kit, in comparison with 11 cases of B-cell lymphoma (BCL) at the same region and 5 cases of nodal peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) (unspecified). Histopathologically, N-NK/T-L was characterized by coagulative necrosis, inflammatory background, and angiodestructive growth pattern. In 36 cases of N-NK/T-L, 27 cases (75.0%) were stained for CD45RO and 25 (72.2%) for CD3epsilon. Thirty cases (83.3%) were positive for T-cell intracellular antigen-1, 22 (61.1%) for granzyme B, 18 (50.0%) for CD56, and 11 (30.6%) for CD30, whereas none was positive for CD117. All 5 cases of PTCL displayed positive staining for CD45RO and T-cell intracellular antigen-1, 3 cases for CD3epsilon, but only 1 case for granzyme B. All 11 BCLs presented positive staining for CD20 and CD79a but negative for other antibodies. A significant relationship was observed between neoplastic cells pleomorphism and granzyme B expression (P < .05). Despite the fact that all cases were negative for CD117 staining, genomic sequences of c-kit 11 and exon 17 sequencing showed that 8 (26%) of 31 cases N-NK/T-L proved to contain genomic mutations, including 4 cases in exon 11 and 4 in exon 17. For the control group, only 1 (9%) of 11 BCLs and 1 (20%) of 5 cases of PTCL were detected to harbor mutations in exon 11. All mutations detected in 3 groups were missense by base substitution, and codes 571, 572, and 821 were hot spots. The results suggested that, in addition to histological features and routine immunophenotyping, granzyme B expression should be a more reliable marker in correct diagnosis of N-NK/T-L, and genetic analysis of c-kit mutation should be helpful in the diagnosis of this tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The First Hospital of Peking University, Beijing 100034, China. lixiaoting12@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yuhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Hongfang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D002681:China; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D016411:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit