A Case of CD138-/CD19+/CD4+IgD Plasma Cell Leukemia

作者：Sorigue Marc; Junca Jordi^*; Gassiot Susanna; Milla Fuensanta; Mate Jose Luis; Navarro Josep Tomas

来源：Cytometry Part B: Clinical Cytometry , 2015, 88(1): 69-73.

DOI：10.1002/cyto.b.21173

• plasma cell leukemia
• CD138 negative
• CD4 positive

BackgroundPlasma cell leukemia (PCL) is an uncommon and aggressive disease caused by the clonal proliferation of atypical plasma cells with phenotypical abnormalities similar to those seen in multiple myeloma (MM), although at different rates. Here, we report a case of IgD PCL with a very unusual CD138-/CD19+/CD4+ phenotype.
MethodsPeripheral blood and bone marrow samples from a 37-year-old patient afflicted by an aggressive plasma cell dyscrasia were examined and analyzed by conventional morphology, flow cytometry, and immunohistochemistry.
ResultsAnalysis of peripheral blood fulfilled criteria for PCL (more than 20% and more than 2 x 10e9 cells/L). However, flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry phenotyping revealed that the cells were CD138-/CD38+/CD19+/CD4+/CD56-/CD117-.
ConclusionsPCL is diagnosed on peripheral blood smear. Immunophenotyping is a tool that can be helpful in diagnosing difficult cases but its atypical findings should not prevent the appropriate PCL diagnosis in clinically and morphologically unquestionable cases.

• 出版日期2015-1