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Table 2 Morphology and immunohistochemical characteristics of the reported cases

From: ALK-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: report of four cases and review of the literature

Case

Morphology

ALK

CD45

CD20

CD79a

CD4

CD56

MUM1

CD30

EMA

Lambda

EBV

HHV8

1

Plasmablastic

+

+

-

-

-

-

+

-

ND

+

-

ND

2

Plasmablastic

+

+

-

+

-

-

+

-

+

+

-

-

3

Plasmablastic

+

+

-

-

-

-

+

-

+

+

-

-

4

Plasmablastic

+

+

-

-

-

-

+

-

+

-

-

ND

  1. ALK ā€“ anaplastic lymphoma kinase.
  2. EMA ā€“ epithelial membrane antigen.
  3. EBV ā€“ Epstein Barr virus.
  4. HHV8 ā€“ human herpesvirus 8.
  5. ND ā€“ not done.