Authors: Sundram, Uma¹; Kim, Youn²; Mraz-Gernhard, Serena²; Hoppe, Richard³; Natkunam, Yasodha¹; Kohler, Sabine¹

Source: Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, Volume 32, Number 3, March 2005 , pp. 227-234(8)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Abstract:

Background: 

Systemic B-cell lymphomas have been studied using microarrays, which has led to a better understanding of their molecular characteristics. Initial microarray studies of these lymphomas have implicated several genes as important predictors of outcome. In this study, we used a tissue microarray (TMA) to characterize primary cutaneous large B-cell lymphomas (PCLBCL). Methods: 

We studied 14 patients for whom clinical follow up was available, including four patients whose lesions were limited to the leg on presentation. Immunohistochemical staining with CD20, CD44, CD21, CD5, CD10, bcl-2, bcl-6, Ki67, p53, and multiple myeloma 1 (MUM1) was examined. Results: 

Our results identify two subgroups of lymphomas. The first group showed staining with bcl-6 and had an overall survival of 176 months (p = 0.003). The majority of this group was negative for MUM1. The second group lacked staining with bcl-6 and had an overall survival of 26 months, with a majority of these cases staining with MUM1. Three of four patients with PCLBCL of the leg showed no staining with bcl-6. Conclusions: 

Our study demonstrates the utility of TMAs in the analysis of PCLBCL and that expression of bcl-6 and MUM1 correlates with survival. Sundram U, Kim Y, Mraz-Gernhard S, Hoppe R, Natkunam Y, Kohler S. Expression of the bcl-6 and MUM1/IRF4 proteins correlate with overall and disease-specific survival in patients with primary cutaneous large B-cell lymphoma: a tissue microarray study.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0303-6987.2005.00298.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Pathology, 2: Department of Dermatology, and 3: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

Publication date: 2005-03-01

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