Table 2 Clinicopathologic features and genetic mutations in isolated del(20q) patients who progressed to myeloid neoplasms.

From: The significance of genetic mutations and their prognostic impact on patients with incidental finding of isolated del(20q) in bone marrow without morphologic evidence of a myeloid neoplasm

Pt#

 

At initial isolated del(20q) detection

 

At progression

Age/Sex

Indication

Bone marrow morphology

Mutations detected; (VAF)

Cytogenetics

Myeloid neoplasm progressed

Bone marrow morphology

Mutations detected; (VAF)

Cytogenetics

Time to progression (months)

Time to final follow-up (months)

1

75/M

Staging for primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the CNS

No lymphoma present; Occasional large megakaryocytes

TP53: c.658 T > A; p.Tyr220Asn; (5.2%)

46,XY,del(20)(q11.2q13.3)[10]/46,XY[10]

AML, likely therapy-related

80% blasts; occasional hypogranular neutrophils; No lymphoma present

TP53: c.713 G > T;p.Cys238Phe; (10.1%)

42-43,X,-Y,add(5)(q11.2),-6,-7,add(8)(q22),del(9)(q13q22),add(16)(q22), i(17)(q10),-18, +r[3], +mar[10][cp16]/42,sl,add(11)(q23),add(21)(p11.2)[2]/ 46,XY,del(20)(q11.2q13.3)[2]

32.8

33.5

2

70/M

Hairy cell leukemia

Hairy cell leukemia (80−90%)

CBL: c.1096-1 G > C; p.? (25.3%)

SF3B1: c.1998G > C; p.Lys666Asn (25.3%)

BRAF: c.1799T > A; p.Val600Glu (12.8%)a

46,XX,del(20)(q11.2q13.3)[20]

MDS/MPN, unclassifiable

Hairy cell leukemia (10−20%); Hyperlobate and hyperchromatic megakaryocytes forming clusters; ring sideroblasts (10−15%)

CBL: c.1096-1 G > C; p.? (32%)

SF3B1: c.1998G > C; p.Lys666Asn; (37%)

EZH2: c.1481del; p.Pro494Glnfs*20 (28%)

46,XY,del(20)(q11.2q13.3)[9]/46,XY[6]

40.2

99.0

3

70/M

Pancytopenia

Rare small, monolobate megakaryocytes

ASXL1: c.3119del;p.Ser1040Leufs*7 (12.8%)

IDH1: c.394 C > T;p.Arg132Cys (32.2%)

SRSF2: c.284 C > T;p.Pro95Leu (29.1%)

46,XY,del(20)(q11.2q13.3)[2]/46,XY[18]

MDS with excess blasts-1

Trilineage dysplasia and 8% blasts

ASXL1: c.3119del;p.Ser1040Leufs*7; (11%)

IDH1: c.394 C > T;p.Arg132Cys (35%)

SRSF2: c.284 C > T;p.Pro95Leu; (31%)

46,XY,del(20)(q11.2q13.3)[1]/46,XY[19]

1.9

88.0

4

73/F

Chronic neutropenia, thrombocytopenia

Rare hypogranular neutrophils; rare hypolobate/bilobate megakaryocytes

PHF6: c.941 T > C; p.Ile314Thr; (10%)

TET2: c.3818 G > C; p.Cys1273Ser; (44.8%)

TET2: c.4011 T > G; p.Tyr1337*; (42.7%)

46,XX,del(20)(q11.2q13.3)[2]/46,XX[18]

MDS w/multilineage dysplasia

Trilineage dysplasia

PHF6: c.941 T > C; p.Ile314Thr; (16%)

TET2: c.3818 G > C; p.Cys1273Ser; (48.2%)

TET2: c.4011 T > G; p.Tyr1337*; (49.1%)

WT1: probable translocation, not further classifiable (6%)

46,XX,ider(20)(p11.1)del(20)(q11.2q13.3)[12]/46,XX,del(20)(q11.2q13.3)[5]/46,XX[3]

53.9

54.3

5

58/M

Multiple myeloma follow-up

No plasma cell neoplasm;

rare atypical small megakaryocytes and <1% ringed sideroblasts

DNMT3A: c.2645 G > A; p.Arg882His; (10.7%)

46,XY,del(20)(q11.2q13.1)[8]/46,XY[12]

MDS with excess blasts-1

Plasma cell neoplasm (50−60%); mild erythroid dysplasia megakaryocytic dysplasia and 7% blasts

ND

45,XY,-3,i(4)(q10),add(5)(q11.2)[cp11]/46,idem, +mar[8]/46,XY[1]

57.4

64.3

6

65/F

Multiple myeloma follow-up

No plasma cell neoplasm; rare atypical megakaryocytes with large and hyperlobate nuclei

IDH2: c.419 G > A; p.Arg140Gln; (12.1%)

46,XX,del(20)(q11.2q13.3)[3]/46,XX[17]

MDS, unclassifiable

Plasma cell neoplasm (20−30%) dysmegakaryopoiesis

ND

46,XX,del(20)(q11.2q13.3)[4]/46,XX[16]

36.7

45.4

7

88/M

Idiopathic immune thrombocytopenia

Normal marrow

BCOR: c.4493dup;p.Tyr1498*; (53.4%)

46,XY,del(20)(q11.2q13.1)[2]/46,XY[18]

AML

25% marrow

blasts; 4% circulating blasts.

BCOR: c.4493dup;p.Tyr1498*; (55%)

PHF6: c.673 C > T; p.Arg225*; (22%)

46. XY [20]

50.6

56.9

8

74/F

CLL with thrombocytopenia

No CLL present; Slightly hypercellular marrow.

CBL: c.1151 G > A;p.Cys384Tyr; (46.8%)

46,XX,del(20)(q11.2q13.3)[20]

MDS-unclassifiable

NAb

ND

ND

3.5

5.8

9

55/M

Multiple myeloma follow-up

No plasma cell neoplasm present; Slightly hypercellular bone marrow

DNMT3A: c.2662del;p.Leu888Cysfs*18; (44.9%)

PTPN11: c.1546 A > G; p.Met516Val; (48.5%)

TET2: c.4151 A > G; p.Asp1384Gly; (45.7%)

46,XY,del(20)(q11.2q13.1)[6]/46,XY[15]

MDS/MPN, unclassifiable

No plasma cell neoplasm present; Hypercellular (70%) marrow with dyserythropoiesis, dysmegakaryopoiesis with numerous large atypical forms forming loose clusters

ND

46,XY,del(20)(q11.2q13.1)[5]/46,idem,add(12)(p11.2)[11]/46,XY,t(1;19)(q12;p13.3)[3]/46,XY[1]

32.4

46.9

  1. AML acute myeloid leukemia, CLL chronic lymphocytic leukemia, CMN chronic myeloid neoplasm, CNS central nervous system, ND not done, NHL non-Hodgkin lymphoma, MDS myelodysplastic syndrome, NA not available, VAF variant allele frequency, VUS variant of unknown significance.
  2. aPatient #2 BRAF V600E mutation was attributable to the patient’s known hairy cell leukemia. This mutation was excluded from analysis.
  3. bPatient #8 had a bone marrow biopsy performed at an outside facility and was not available to review the morphology at the time of progression.