Thymic Hyperplasia with Lymphoepithelial Sialadenitis (LESA)-Like Features: Strong Association with Lymphomas and Non-Myasthenic Autoimmune Diseases.

Porubsky, Stefan; Popovic, Zoran V; Badve, Sunil; Banz, Yara; Berezowska, Sabina; Borchert, Dietmar; Brüggemann, Monika; Gaiser, Timo; Graeter, Thomas; Hollaus, Peter; Huettl, Katrin S; Kotrova, Michaela; Kreft, Andreas; Kugler, Christian; Lötscher, Fabian; Möller, Burkhard; Ott, German; Preissler, Gerhard; Roessner, Eric; Rosenwald, Andreas; ... (2021). Thymic Hyperplasia with Lymphoepithelial Sialadenitis (LESA)-Like Features: Strong Association with Lymphomas and Non-Myasthenic Autoimmune Diseases. Cancers, 13(2) MDPI AG 10.3390/cancers13020315

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Thymic hyperplasia (TH) with lymphoepithelial sialadenitis (LESA)-like features (LESA-like TH) has been described as a tumor-like, benign proliferation of thymic epithelial cells and lymphoid follicles. We aimed to determine the frequency of lymphoma and autoimmunity in LESA-like TH and performed retrospective analysis of cases with LESA-like TH and/or thymic MALT-lymphoma. Among 36 patients (21 males) with LESA-like TH (age 52 years, 32-80; lesion diameter 7.0 cm, 1-14.5; median, range), five (14%) showed associated lymphomas, including four (11%) thymic MALT lymphomas and one (3%) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. One additional case showed a clonal B-cell-receptor rearrangement without evidence of lymphoma. Twelve (33%) patients (7 women) suffered from partially overlapping autoimmune diseases: systemic lupus erythematosus (n = 4, 11%), rheumatoid arthritis (n = 3, 8%), myasthenia gravis (n = 2, 6%), asthma (n = 2, 6%), scleroderma, Sjögren syndrome, pure red cell aplasia, Grave's disease and anti-IgLON5 syndrome (each n = 1, 3%). Among 11 primary thymic MALT lymphomas, remnants of LESA-like TH were found in two cases (18%). In summary, LESA-like TH shows a striking association with autoimmunity and predisposes to lymphomas. Thus, a hematologic and rheumatologic workup should become standard in patients diagnosed with LESA-like TH. Radiologists and clinicians should be aware of LESA-like TH as a differential diagnosis for mediastinal mass lesions in patients with autoimmune diseases.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Dermatology, Urology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Osteoporosis (DURN) > Clinic of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Pathology > Clinical Pathology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Pathology

UniBE Contributor:

Banz Wälti, Yara Sarah, Berezowska, Sabina Anna, Möller, Burkhard

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology

ISSN:

2072-6694

Publisher:

MDPI AG

Language:

English

Submitter:

Brigitte Isenschmid

Date Deposited:

03 Dec 2021 14:57

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:35

Publisher DOI:

10.3390/cancers13020315

PubMed ID:

33467055

Uncontrolled Keywords:

LESA autoimmune disease imaging lymphoma myasthenia pathology surgery thymic epithelial tumor thymitis thymus

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/161846

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/161846

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