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Flow Cytometry: Quiz Cases

Here are 30 quiz cases


In most cases, a brief history is provided [age/sex/specimen],
followed by flow cytometric findings
In the flow cytometry dotplots, each color represents a specific
population of cells
All populations are always shown the forward/side scatter dotplot so
that size and granularity can be seen (compared to a lymphocyte
population, which is always included)
Based on the markers shown, try to identify what each population
In most cases, the red population is of major interest [although other
populations may also provide clues toward the diagnosis]
Try to come up with an interpretation on every case. We will discuss
them together during my presentation

Nitin Karandikar, MD, PhD

Case 1: 55 Year Old Man; Peripheral Blood

Case 1

Green: T cells; Blue: Polytypic B cells; Red: ?

Case 2: 67 Year Old


Man; Peripheral Blood
IP2012-00056

Case 2

Green: T cells; Red: ?

Case 3: 53 Year Old Man; Peripheral Blood

IP2011-01054

Case 3

Forward
Scatter
256
512
768

100

1024

CD10
102

103

104

CD38
100

101

CD20
102

103

104

CD20 PerCP ->


A-11-1054 DIETER JR07.004

100

CD10 FITC ->


A-11-1054 DIETER JR07.001

CD23

Forward Scatter ->


A-11-1054 DIETER JR07.005

101

101

CD5
102

103

104

CD5 PerCP-Cy5.5 ->


A-11-1054 DIETER JR07.005

Kappa

CD19

CD19

Orthogonal Scatter

IP2011-01054

100

101 FMC-7
102

103

104

FMC7 FITC ->


A-11-1054 DIETER JR07.006

100

101Lambda
102
103

104

p.Lambda FITC ->


A-11-1054 DIETER JR07.005

Green: T cells; Blue: Polytypic B cells; Red: ?

Case 4: 60 Year Old Woman; Peripheral Blood


IP2011-02757

Case 4

Forward
Scatter
256
512
768 1024

100

CD10
102

103

104

CD38
100

101

CD20
102

103

104

CD20 PerCP ->


A-11-2757 HALL09.004

100

CD10 FITC ->


A-11-2757 HALL09.001

CD23

Forward Scatter ->


A-11-2757 HALL09.005

101

101

CD5
102

103

104

CD5 PerCP-Cy5.5 ->


A-11-2757 HALL09.005

Kappa

CD19

CD19

Orthogonal Scatter

IP2011-02757

100

101 FMC-7
102

103

104

FMC7 FITC ->


A-11-2757 HALL09.006

100

101Lambda
102
103

104

p.Lambda FITC ->


A-11-2757 HALL09.005

Case 5: 72 Year Old Man; Peripheral Blood


IP2010-02759

Case 5

Case 6: 53 Year Old Woman; Lymph Node

Case 6

Case 7: 64 Year Old Woman; Gastric Biopsy


IP2010-02634

Case 7

Forward
Scatter
256
512
768 1024

100

CD10
102

103

104

CD19
100

101

CD5
102

103

104

CD5 PerCP-Cy5.5 ->


A-10-2634 BROWN01.005

100

CD10 FITC ->


A-10-2634 BROWN01.001

CD23

Forward Scatter ->


A-10-2634 BROWN01.005

101

101 CD38
102

103

104

CD38 PE ->
A-10-2634 BROWN01.001

Kappa

CD20

CD19

Orthogonal Scatter

IP2010-02634

100

101 FMC-7
102

103

104

FMC7 FITC ->


A-10-2634 BROWN01.006

100

101Lambda
102
103

104

p.Lambda FITC ->


A-10-2634 BROWN01.005

Case 8: 59 Year Old Man; Bone Marrow


IP2010-01670

Case 8

Case 9: 47 Year Old Man; Bone Marrow


IP2011-05081

Case9

Case 10: 50 Year Old Man; FNA Right Neck Mass


IP2010-02525

Case 10

Forward
Scatter
256
512
768 1024

100

101

CD10
102

103

104

CD19
100

101

CD5
102

103

CD5 PerCP-Cy5.5 ->


L-10-2525 KEANE.006

100

CD10 FITC ->


L-10-2525 KEANE.001

104

101 CD20
102

103

104

CD20 PerCP ->


L-10-2525 KEANE.001

CD23

Forward Scatter ->


L-10-2525 KEANE.006

Kappa

CD38

CD19

Orthogonal Scatter

IP2010-02525

100

101 FMC-7
102

103

FMC7 FITC ->


L-10-2525 KEANE.006

104

100

101Lambda
102
103

p.Lambda FITC ->


L-10-2525 KEANE.005

104

Case 11: 40 Year Old Man; Axillary Lymph Node


IP2008-03188

Forward
Scatter
256
512
768 1024

100

CD10
102

103

104

CD19
100

101

CD5
102

103

104

CD5 PerCP-Cy5.5 ->


L-08-3188 BARRY11.006

100

CD10 FITC ->


L-08-3188 BARRY11.001

CD23

Forward Scatter ->


L-08-3188 BARRY11.006

101

101 CD20
102

103

104

CD20 PerCP ->


L-08-3188 BARRY11.001

Lambda

CD38

CD19

Orthogonal scatter

Case
11
IP2008-03188

100

101 FMC-7
102

103

104

FMC7 FITC ->


L-08-3188 BARRY11.006

100

101 Kappa
102

103

104

m.Kappa FITC ->


L-08-3188 BARRY11.004

Case 12: 53 Year Old Woman; Bone Marrow


IP2010-02834

Forward
Scatter
256
512
768 1024

100

CD10
102

103

104

CD45
100

101

CD56
102

103

104

CD56 PE ->
A-10-2834 KIGHT11.002

100

CD10 FITC ->


A-10-2834 KIGHT11.001

Lambda

Forward Scatter ->


A-10-2834 KIGHT11.001

101

101 CD20
102

103

104

CD20 PerCP ->


A-10-2834 KIGHT11.001

Intracellular Lambda

CD38

CD19

Orthogonal Scatter

Case
12
IP2010-02834

100

101 Kappa
102

103

104

m.Kappa FITC ->


A-10-2834 KIGHT11.004

100 Intracellular
101
102

103
104
Kappa

IC m.Kappa FITC ->


A-10-2834 KIGHT ICS12.001

Case 13: 17 Year Old Boy; Bone Marrow


IP2010-02371

Case13
0

256

512

768

1024

100

101

102

103

104

100

101

CD10

Forward Scatter

102

103

104

103

104

CD20

Green: Granulocytes
Blue: B lymphocytes
Black: monocytes
Red: ?
100

101

102

103

104

100

101

101

102

CD45

103

104

100

101

102

CD15

103

104

103

104

CD13

CD10

100

102

100

101

102

TdT

100

101

102

Surface Lambda

103

104

100

101

102

103

Myeloperoxidase

104

Case 14: 5 Year Old Girl; Bone Marrow

Case 14
Orthogonal Scatter

IP2011-00039

1024

CD45
102

103

CD34

CD19

101

104

CD45 PerCP ->


A-11-0039 STRAND04.002

101

CD45
102

CD34
2
CD10
1010
103
2
101 CD10
103

104

100

101HLA-DR
102
103

104

101

104

CD10 CD10
FITCFITC
-> ->
A-11-0039 STRAND04.001
A-11-0039
STRAND04.001

CD38

CD38

100

100

100

CD19

Forward Scatter -> Forward Scatter ->


A-11-0039 STRAND04.001
A-11-0039 STRAND04.001

100

103

104

CD45 PerCP ->


A-11-0039 STRAND04.002

100

101 CD20
102

CD20
10110
102
4

103

103

104

CD20 PerCP CD20


->
PerCP
A-11-0039 STRAND04.001

100

Anti-HLA-DR PerCP ->


A-11-0039 STRAND04.010

100

100

->
A-11-0039 STRAND04.001

101HLA-DR
102
103

CD22

Forward
Scatter
256
512
768
1024512
Scatter
0 Forward
256
768

CD22

CD22

Orthogonal Scatter

CD22

IP2011-00039

101

102
TdT

103

104

TdT FITC ->


A-11-0039 STRAND TDT.002

104

Anti-HLA-DR PerCP ->


A-11-0039 STRAND04.010

100

101

102
TdT

103

104

TdT FITC ->


A-11-0039 STRAND TDT.002

Case 15
Green: Granulocytes
Blue: B lymphocytes
Red: ?

256

512

768

1024

Forward Scatter

100

102

10

103

100

104

101

101

102

103

104

100

101

103

Surface Lambda

104

100

101

102

CD45

102

103

104

100

101

CD13

CD10

CD20

100

102

103

104

100

101

102

TdT

102

103

104

103

104

CD15

103

104

100

101

102

Myeloperoxidase

Case 16: 62 Year Old Woman; Bone Marrow


IP2010-04445

Orthogonal Scatter

Case 16
IP2010-04445

256
512
768 1024
Forward
Scatter

100

101

102
CD10

103

104

CD19
100

101

102
CD20

103

104

CD33
100

101

CD15
102

103

104

CD15 FITC ->


A-10-4445 JARRETT01.008

100

CD20 PerCP ->


A-10-4445 JARRETT01.001

CD79a

CD10 FITC ->


A-10-4445 JARRETT01.001

101 CD20
102

103

104

CD20 PerCP ->


A-10-4445 JARRETT01.004

HLA-DR

CD22

CD34

Forward Scatter ->


A-10-4445 JARRETT01.001

100

101
102
103
Myeloperoxidase

104

Anti-Myeloperoxidase ( ->
A-10-4445 JARRETT MPO03.002

100

101

102
CD13

103

104

CD13 PE ->
A-10-4445 JARRETT01.010

Case 17: 6 Month Old boy; Peripheral Blood


IP2009-02707A

Case 17

Case18:
18yearoldman
Anterior
Medias6nal
Mass

100

101

102

103

101

102

103

CD7 FITC

512

768

1024

100

Forward Scatter

104

100

104

101

102

103

100

101

102

101

102

103

104

104

100

101

102

103

CD45 PerCP

104

100

101

102

CD5 PE

103

101

102

103

104

103

104

CD8 FITC

104

CD10 FITC

103

100

CD1a PE

TdT FITC

TdT FITC

100

256

100

101

102

Surface CD3 PerCP

104

100

101

102

103

CD2 FITC

104

Case 19: 31 Year Old Man; Right Pleural Fluid

Case 19

256

512

768

1024

FSC-Height -

100

101

102

103

104

TdT FITC ->

100

101

100

101

102

CD7 FITC ->

103

104

100

101

102

CD45 PerCP ->

101

102

103

104

CD1a PE ->

103

104

100

103

104

100

CD34 FITC ->

102

100

101

101

101

102

103

104

102

103

104

CD4 PE ->

102

103

104

100

103

104

100

CD10 FITC ->

CD5 PE ->

100

102

101

Surface CD3 FITC ->

101

CD2 PE ->

102

103

104

Case 20: 15 Year Old Girl; Bone Marrow


IP2009-03070A

Case20
0

100

101

102

103

104

CD45 PerCP ->

100

101

102

CD7 FITC ->

103

104

100

101

102

103

104

101

512

768

Forward Scatter

101

102

1024

103

102

CD2 FITC ->

103

104

100

101

102

100

101

102

103

104

102

103

104

102

103

104

TdT FITC ->

104

CD8 FITC ->

CD1a PE ->

100

100

256

100

101

CD5 PE ->

103

Anti-Myeloperoxidase ->

104

100

101

CD13 PE ->

Case 21: 52 Year Old Woman; Lymph Node


IP2012-04043

Case 21
0

256

512

768

1024

Forward Scatter ->

100

101

102

103

104

CD7 FITC ->

100

101

102

CD3 PerCP ->

100

101

102

103

104

100

101

102

CD10 FITC ->

101

102

103

104

CD45 PerCP ->

104

CD5 PerCP ->

103

100

100

101

102

104

100

101

101

102

103

104

102

103

104

CD2 PE ->

103

104

100

101

Anti-TCR-alpha-beta-1

CD4 PE ->

103

100

102

CD52 FITC ->

103

104

100

101

CD1a PE ->

102

103

104

Case 22: 32 Year Old Man; Bone Marrow


IP2010-04252

Case 22

Forward
Scatter
256
512
768 1024

100

Forward Scatter ->


L-10-4252 ROSALES01.008

101

CD34
102

103

104

100

101

CD13
102

103

104

CD13 PE ->
L-10-4252 ROSALES01.010

100

CD34 FITC ->


L-10-4252 ROSALES01.002

101 CD15
102

103

104

CD15 FITC ->


L-10-4252 ROSALES01.008

CD117

CD79a

HLA-DR

CD33

CD14

Orthogonal Scatter

IP2010-04252

100

101
102
103
Myeloperoxidase

104

Anti-Myeloperoxidase ( ->
L-10-4252 ROSALES MPO02.002

100

101

102
CD2

103

104

CD2 FITC ->


L-10-4252 ROSALES01.009

Case 23: 22 Year Old Man; Bone Marrow


IP2010-00717

Case 23
0

256

512

768

1024

101

102

103

104

CD15 FITC ->

100

101

102

CD20 PerCP ->

101

102

103

104

100

101

102

103

104

104

100

101

TdT FITC ->

101

102

103

104

100

101

102

103

104

103

104

CD45 PerCP ->

CD13 PE ->

103

100

CD117 PE ->

CD34 FITC ->

Forward Scatter ->

100

100

102

103

104

100

101

102

Anti-Myeloperoxidase ( -

Case 24: 55 Year Old Man; Peripheral Blood

Case 24

Case 25: 65 Year Old Male; Bone Marrow

Case 25

Case 26: 45 Year Old Man; Bone Marrow

Case 26

256

512

768

1024

Forward Scatter

100

101

102

CD117

103

104

100

101

102

CD2

103

256

512

768

1024

Orthogonal Scatter

104

100

101

102

CD25

103

104

Case 26

Case 27: 14 Year Old Boy; Axillary Lymph Node

IP2008-01689

CD45

CD3

Orthogonal scatter

Case 27
IP2008-01689

Forward
Scatter
256
512
768 1024

100

CD30
102

103

104

101

CD5
102

103

104

CD5 PE ->
C-08-1689 CAMPOS.010

101 CD13
102

103

104

CD13 PE ->
C-08-1689 CAMPOS.011

HLA-DR

CD4
100

100

CD30 FITC ->


C-08-1689 CAMPOS.010

CD45RO

Forward Scatter ->


C-08-1689 CAMPOS.010

101

100

101

102
CD26

103

104

CD26 PE ->
C-08-1689 CAMPOS.013

100

101

102
CD25

103

104

CD25 PE ->
C-08-1689 CAMPOS.015

Case 28: 59 Year Old Man; Paracentesis Fluid

IP2008-04936

Case 28

Forward
Scatter
256
512
768 1024

100

101

CD5
102

103

104

CD38
100

101

CD20
102

103

104

CD20 PerCP ->


A-08-4936 BRIDGES01.001

100

CD5 PerCP ->


A-08-4936 BRIDGES01.005

Lambda

Forward Scatter ->


A-08-4936 BRIDGES01.005

101 CD30
102

103

104

CD30 FITC ->


A-08-4936 BRIDGES.008

Intracellular Lambda

CD71

CD19

Orthogonal scatter

Other relevant markers: CD45(+), CD2(-), CD3(-), CD4(-), CD7(-), CD8(-),CD10(-), CD23(-),
CD56(-), FMC-7(-)
IP2008-04936

100

101 Kappa
102

103

104

m.Kappa FITC ->


A-08-4936 BRIDGES01.004

100 Intracellular
101
102

103
104
Kappa

IC m.Kappa FITC ->


A-08-4936 BRIDGES.009

Case 29: 42 Year Old Woman; Peripheral Blood


IP2011-02023

Case 29

CD45RO

CD3

Orthogonal Scatter

IP2011-02023

Forward
Scatter
256
512
768 1024

100

CD2
102

103

104

CD8
100

101

CD4
102

103

104

CD4 PE ->
A-11-2023 BOOKER09.007

100

CD2 FITC ->


A-11-2023 BOOKER09.002

CD26

Forward Scatter ->


A-11-2023 BOOKER09.007

101

101

CD3
102

103

104

CD3 PerCP ->


A-11-2023 BOOKER09.002

TCR gamma/delta

100

101

102
CD7

103

104

CD7 FITC ->


A-11-2023 BOOKER10.001

100

101 alpha/beta
102
103
TCR

104

Anti-TCR-alpha-beta-1 ->
L-11-2023 BOOKER.015

Case 30: 3 Day Old Boy; Peripheral Blood


IP2009-02707

Case 30
0

256

512

768

1024

Forward Scatter ->

100

101

102

103

104

CD61 FITC ->

100

101

102

CD7 FITC ->

100

101

102

104

100

101

102

CD71 FITC ->

101

102

103

104

103

104

103

104

100

101

102

103

104

CD13 PE ->

100

101

100

101

102

103

104

103

104

103

104

CD15 FITC ->

CD34 FITC ->

CD36 FITC ->

103

100

100

101

102

CD45 PerCP ->

102

CD41 FITC ->

103

104

100

101

CD56 PE ->

102

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