Multicolor Flowcytometric Immunophenotyping Is a Valuable Tool for Detection of Intraocular Lymphoma
| Autor: | G. Seerp Baarsma, Ellen G. van Lochem, Jacques J.M. van Dongen, Dennis Tielemans, Jacolien E. Bromberg, P. Martin van Hagen, Tom Missotten, Anton W. Langerak |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Immunology, Neurology, Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Population Sensitivity and Specificity Gastroenterology Immunophenotyping Cohort Studies Rare Diseases Antigens CD Internal medicine medicine Humans education Aged Gene Rearrangement CD20 B-Lymphocytes education.field_of_study biology business.industry Eye Neoplasms Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin Gene rearrangement Middle Aged Flow Cytometry medicine.disease Lymphoma Ophthalmology biology.protein Female Intraocular lymphoma Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains business Uveitis Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | Ophthalmology, 120(5), 991-996. Elsevier Inc. |
| ISSN: | 0161-6420 |
| Popis: | Objective Intraocular lymphoma (IOL) is a rare condition and frequently difficult to distinguish from uveitis or other uveitis-masquerading syndromes. The diagnosis is confirmed by cytologic examination of ocular fluid specimens and more recently by molecular-immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGH) translocation or cytokine analysis. However, some of these more recent methods have not been validated by follow-up studies. Design Evaluation of a diagnostic test. Participants In a cohort of 51 consecutive patients with a clinical suspicion of IOL, vitreous analysis was performed via multicolor flowcytometric immunophenotyping. Methods Multicolor flowcytometric immunophenotyping was performed with CD45, CD3, CD19, CD20, anti-SmIgκ, and anti-SmIgλ antibodies. The presence of a clear B-cell population showing a disequilibrium of Igκ versus Igλ expression was used to confirm the diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Patients were followed for a minimum of 2 years (mean, 5.9±2.0 years) to validate the accuracy of the method. Main Outcome Measures The presence or absence of IOL during follow-up. Results In 14 of 51 patients, a clinical diagnosis of IOL was confirmed using flowcytometric analysis. Of these 14 patients, 11 had primary IOL and 3 had metastasized secondary lymphomas. In 3 of 51 patients who were diagnosed with (central nervous system) NHL during follow-up, the test failed to confirm the presence of a clonal B-cell population. In 18 of the 34 other patients, an infectious or well-defined immunologic disorder was established during follow-up. The remaining 16 patients, with a minimal follow-up of 2 years, were diagnosed with idiopathic uveitis. Conclusions Multicolor flowcytometric analysis had 82.4% sensitivity and 100% specificity in patients with suspected IOL. This is comparable to the reported vitreous interleukin (IL)-6/IL-10 testing sensitivity of 0.8 and sensitivity of 0.65 to 0.95 by immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGH) gene arrangement testing in clinical cohorts. Because flowcytometric tests are readily performed in hematologic laboratories, this can be regarded as a useful method for confirming the clinical diagnosis of IOL. Financial Disclosure(s) The author(s) have no proprietary or commercial interest in any materials discussed in this article. |
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