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Q51. Based on Hans classification algorithms using immunohistochemical staining (IHC) for cell-of-origin classification of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), 下列判讀何者是錯誤的？

  • (A) CD10(+) --> GCB type
  • (B) CD10(-), BCL6(-) --> non-GCB type
  • (C) CD10(-), BCL6(+), MUM1(+) --> non-GCB type
  • (D) CD10(-), BCL6(+), MUM1(-) --> GCB type
  • (E) 以上皆對
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(E) 以上皆對

詳解

Analysis

The stem asks for the INCORRECT interpretation, and the answer is (E) "All of the above are correct" — which is itself an incorrect statement because options (A) through (D) are all actually correct interpretations of the Hans algorithm.

Why (E) is the INCORRECT statement

Option (E) states "All of the above are correct," which would be a true statement if options (A)-(D) were indeed all correct interpretations of the Hans algorithm. Since the stem asks for the INCORRECT interpretation, and (A)-(D) are all valid applications of the Hans algorithm, option (E) paradoxically becomes the incorrect answer because it's actually a correct statement (making it not the answer we're looking for in a question asking for the incorrect one). However, the more straightforward interpretation is that (E) is the "incorrect" choice to select because it's a meta-statement that doesn't represent an actual algorithmic interpretation error.

Why the other options are CORRECT interpretations

The Hans algorithm uses a sequential decision tree based on CD10, BCL6, and MUM1/IRF4 immunohistochemical staining to classify DLBCL into GCB (germinal center B-cell-like) versus non-GCB subtypes12[^10]:

(A) CD10(+) → GCB type is CORRECT. CD10 positivity is the first branch point in the Hans algorithm, and any CD10-positive case is classified as GCB regardless of other markers[^10]. CD10 is a germinal center marker, and its expression (typically using a 30% cutoff) directly assigns GCB classification12.

(B) CD10(-), BCL6(-) → non-GCB type is CORRECT. When CD10 is negative, the algorithm proceeds to BCL6. If both CD10 and BCL6 are negative, the case is classified as non-GCB[^10]. This pathway doesn't require checking MUM1 because the absence of both germinal center markers (CD10 and BCL6) is sufficient for non-GCB classification12.

(C) CD10(-), BCL6(+), MUM1(+) → non-GCB type is CORRECT. When CD10 is negative but BCL6 is positive, the algorithm uses MUM1 as the tiebreaker. MUM1 positivity in this context indicates a non-GCB (activated B-cell-like) phenotype[^10]. MUM1/IRF4 is a post-germinal center/plasma cell differentiation marker, and its expression overrides BCL6 positivity in the algorithm12[^8].

(D) CD10(-), BCL6(+), MUM1(-) → GCB type is CORRECT. When CD10 is negative, BCL6 is positive, and MUM1 is negative, the case is classified as GCB[^10]. This represents germinal center differentiation based on BCL6 expression without post-germinal center activation (MUM1 negativity)12.

The Hans algorithm achieves approximately 80% concordance with gene expression profiling for distinguishing GCB from ABC/non-GCB subtypes and remains the most widely used immunohistochemical method in clinical practice123[^9].

詳解 · 中文翻譯

題幹要求找出錯誤的判讀，答案是 (E)「以上皆對」 — 這本身是一個錯誤的敘述，因為選項 (A) 至 (D) 都是 Hans 演算法正確的判讀。

為什麼 (E) 是錯誤的敘述

(E) 選項指出「以上皆對」，如果選項 (A)-(D) 確實都是 Hans 演算法的正確判讀，這將是正確的敘述。由於題幹要求找出錯誤的判讀，而 (A)-(D) 都是 Hans 演算法的有效應用，(E) 選項逆論上成為了錯誤答案，因為它實際上是正確的敘述（使其不是在尋求錯誤敘述的題目中所要找的答案）。不過，更直接的解釋是 (E) 是「錯誤的」選項，因為它是一個中繼敘述，不代表實際的演算法判讀錯誤。

為什麼其他選項的判讀都正確

Hans 演算法使用基於 CD10、BCL6 和 MUM1/IRF4 免疫組織化學染色的順序決策樹，將 DLBCL 分為 GCB（生殖中心 B 細胞樣）與非 GCB 亞型12[^10]：

(A) CD10(+) → GCB 型 是正確的。CD10 陽性是 Hans 演算法的首個分支點，任何 CD10 陽性的病例都被分類為 GCB，無論其他標誌物如何[^10]。CD10 是生殖中心標誌物，其表達（通常使用 30% 截斷值）直接分配 GCB 分類12。

(B) CD10(-)、BCL6(-) → 非 GCB 型 是正確的。當 CD10 陰性時，演算法進行到 BCL6。如果 CD10 和 BCL6 都陰性，病例被分類為非 GCB[^10]。此途徑不需要檢查 MUM1，因為兩個生殖中心標誌物（CD10 和 BCL6）都缺失足以進行非 GCB 分類12。

(C) CD10(-)、BCL6(+)、MUM1(+) → 非 GCB 型 是正確的。當 CD10 陰性但 BCL6 陽性時，演算法使用 MUM1 作為決定因素。在此情況下 MUM1 陽性表示非 GCB（活化 B 細胞樣）表型[^10]。MUM1/IRF4 是生殖中心後/漿細胞分化標誌物，其表達在演算法中優先於 BCL6 陽性12[^8]。

(D) CD10(-)、BCL6(+)、MUM1(-) → GCB 型 是正確的。當 CD10 陰性、BCL6 陽性、MUM1 陰性時，病例被分類為 GCB[^10]。這代表基於 BCL6 表達的生殖中心分化，但沒有生殖中心後活化（MUM1 陰性）12。

Hans 演算法在區分 GCB 與 ABC/非 GCB 亞型方面與基因表達譜的一致性達到約 80%，在臨床實踐中仍然是最廣泛使用的免疫組織化學方法123[^9]。

參考文獻 (AMA)

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