Primary high-grade B-cell lymphoma of the breast with concurrent IGH-BCL2 and MYC-IGL translocations in an adolescent patient

Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2011 Sep-Oct;14(5):402-6. doi: 10.2350/10-10-0927-CR.1. Epub 2011 Apr 14.

Abstract

BCL2 and MYC are oncogenes often deregulated in lymphomas. Concurrent IGH-BCL2 and MYC translocations result in a highly aggressive behavior of these tumors. Both primary breast lymphoma and lymphoma with concurrent BCL2-IGH and MYC translocations are rare and are primarily seen in adult patients. As a result of limited clinician experience and the condition's rarity, it poses a great challenge to pediatric pathologists and oncologists in terms of making an accurate diagnosis and choosing better treatment regimens. In this article, we report a case of an adolescent patient who presented with high-grade breast lymphoma with concurrent BCL2-IGH and MYC-IGL translocations, and we review the clinical, pathological, and genetic features; management strategies; and outcomes associated with this unusual neoplasm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormal Karyotype
  • Breast Neoplasms / genetics
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Breast Neoplasms / therapy
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • DNA, Neoplasm / analysis
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Heavy Chain / genetics
  • Genes, Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain / genetics*
  • Genes, Immunoglobulin Light Chain / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / genetics
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / pathology*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / therapy
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / genetics*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / genetics*
  • Translocation, Genetic
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • DNA, Neoplasm
  • MYC protein, human
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc