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Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma, type II (monomorphic variant)

Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma, type II (monomorphic variant)
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Author: Adeel Raza; Yuli Zu
Category: Lymphoma: Mature T and NK cell lymphoproliferations > Mature T-cell Lymphomas > Gastro-intestinal T-cell lymphomas > Enteropathy-associated T-cell Lymphoma
Published Date: 05/08/2016

A 70-year-old Hispanic woman with history of coronary arterial disease presented with dull abdominal pain and weight loss for ∼2 weeks. A computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed a large mass occupying the proximal jejunum. The patient had no history of celiac disease or malabsorption. She underwent surgical resection. Grossly, the tumor measured 10 cm in length and had a multinodular appearance with surface ulceration and a soft “fish flesh,” yellow-white, homogenous cut surface (panel A). Microscopically, the tumor consisted of monomorphic small lymphocytes (panel B) positive for cytoplasmic CD3, CD8, CD56, and T-cell receptor γ (TCR-γ), and negative for CD4, CD20, CD30, and TCR-β.Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL) is a lymphoma of intestinal intraepithelial T lymphocytes. The World Health Organization divided EATL into 2 variants: a classical form (type I), which comprises 80% to 90% of cases, and a type II or monomorphic variant, which comprises 10% to 20% of EATL cases. The classical form consists of large pleomorphic lymphoma cells which are usually CD3 +, CD5 −, CD7 +, CD8 −/+, CD4 −, CD56 −, TCRβ +/−. Type II is composed of small round monomorphic cells. The tumor cells in type II are CD3 +, CD4 −, CD8 +, CD56 +, and TCRβ +. Type I is mostly associated with celiac disease. The monomorphic variant may also be preceded by celiac disease but it has not been well characterized.