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Flow cytometry shows added value in diagnosing lymphoma in brain biopsies.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:To assess the sensitivity, specificity and turnaround time of flow cytometric analysis on brain biopsies compared to histology plus immunohistochemistry analysis in tumors with clinical suspicion of lymphoma. METHODS:All brain biopsies performed between 2010 and 2015 at our institution and analyzed by both immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry were included in this retrospective study. Immunohistochemistry was considered the gold standard. RESULTS:In a total of 77 biopsies from 71 patients, 49 lymphomas were diagnosed by immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry results were concordant in 71 biopsies (92.2%). We found a specificity and sensitivity of flow cytometry of 100% and 87.8%, respectively. The time between the biopsy and reporting the result (turnaround time) was significantly shorter for flow cytometry, compared to immunohistochemistry (median: 1 vs. 5 days). CONCLUSIONS:Flow cytometry has a high specificity and can confirm the diagnosis of a lymphoma significantly faster than immunohistochemistry. This allows for rapid initiation of treatment in this highly aggressive tumor. However, since its sensitivity is less than 100%, we recommend to perform histology plus immunohistochemistry in parallel to flow cytometry. © 2018 The Authors. Cytometry Part B: Clinical Cytometry published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Clinical Cytometry Society.

SUBMITTER: van der Meulen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6585701 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Flow cytometry shows added value in diagnosing lymphoma in brain biopsies.

van der Meulen Matthijs M   Bromberg Jacoline E C JEC   Lam King H KH   Dammers Ruben R   Langerak Anton W AW   Doorduijn Jeanette K JK   Kros Johan M JM   van den Bent Martin J MJ   van der Velden Vincent H J VHJ  

Cytometry. Part B, Clinical cytometry 20180903 6


<h4>Background</h4>To assess the sensitivity, specificity and turnaround time of flow cytometric analysis on brain biopsies compared to histology plus immunohistochemistry analysis in tumors with clinical suspicion of lymphoma.<h4>Methods</h4>All brain biopsies performed between 2010 and 2015 at our institution and analyzed by both immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry were included in this retrospective study. Immunohistochemistry was considered the gold standard.<h4>Results</h4>In a total of  ...[more]

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