Re: Interesting case

From: Anja Porwit (Anja.Porwit@ks.se)
Date: Wed Mar 21 2001 - 02:56:46 EST


This is very unusual. Which MAb/conjugate do you use? Have you checked if
this expression can be seen with other anti CD19 MAb's?
Kind regards
Anna
At 13:22 2001-03-19 -0600, you wrote:
>
>We recently received a peripheral blood sample on an 80 year old gentleman
>with mild leukocytosis and an absolute lymphocytosis (WBC-13,700/ul, 70%
>lymphocytes). Many of the lymphocytes had the morphology of LGLs. The
>lymphocytes showed expression of CD8, CD3, CD7, CD11c and CD16 without
>significant expression of CD4, CD2 or CD5. The phenotype is good for the
>T-cell type of LGL. Interestingly, the cells also showed relatively bright
>expression of CD19. I found a couple of case reports describing similar
>cases with CD20 but not with CD19. Has anyone else seen this in their
>personal experience or documented in the literature? Thanks in advance for
>your input.
>
>
>Christopher S. Bee, M.D.
>Medical Director, Cellular Immunology and Flow Cytometry
>Wilford Hall Medical Center
>Lackland AFB, Texas
>(210) 292-5455
>DSN 554-5455
>christopher.bee@59mdw.whmc.af.mil
>
>
>
Anna Porwit
Hematopathology Lab.
Department of Pathology, Radiumhemmet
Karolinska Hospital, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
Anja.Porwit@ks.se
tel.:+46-851774518
fax.:+46-851775843



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