Table 2.

NHL characteristics in 14 HIV-infected patients with MCD

PatientSite of diagnosisMorphologyPhenotypeKSHV/HHV8EBV
Pleura LC/PEL Non-B, non-T + PCR + PCR 
Pericardium LC/PEL Non-B, non-T + PCR + PCR 
Pleura, peritoneum LC/PEL Non-B, non-T + PCR + PCR  
Skin, BM, GI, CNS LC Non-B, non-T + IHC − EBER  
Cerebral LC Non-B, non-T + IHC − EBER  
Rectal LC Non-B, non-T + IHC ND  
GI, BM LC/anaplastic Non-B, CD3+ (R-JH) + IHC − EBER  
GI, pleura, peritoneum LC CD20-, μλ+, CD3 + IHC, + PCR − EBER, − PCR 
Nodal Plasmablastic CD20+, μλ+ + IHC − EBER  
10 Blood, spleen Plasmablastic ND ND ND 
 GI LC/anaplastic Non-B, CD3+, CD30+ + IHC − EBER 
11 Blood Plasmablastic ND ND ND 
12 Blood Plasmablastic ND + IHC − EBER 
13 Blood Plasmablastic ND ND ND  
14 Nodal, spleen Plasmablastic CD20+, μλ+ + IHC − EBER 
PatientSite of diagnosisMorphologyPhenotypeKSHV/HHV8EBV
Pleura LC/PEL Non-B, non-T + PCR + PCR 
Pericardium LC/PEL Non-B, non-T + PCR + PCR 
Pleura, peritoneum LC/PEL Non-B, non-T + PCR + PCR  
Skin, BM, GI, CNS LC Non-B, non-T + IHC − EBER  
Cerebral LC Non-B, non-T + IHC − EBER  
Rectal LC Non-B, non-T + IHC ND  
GI, BM LC/anaplastic Non-B, CD3+ (R-JH) + IHC − EBER  
GI, pleura, peritoneum LC CD20-, μλ+, CD3 + IHC, + PCR − EBER, − PCR 
Nodal Plasmablastic CD20+, μλ+ + IHC − EBER  
10 Blood, spleen Plasmablastic ND ND ND 
 GI LC/anaplastic Non-B, CD3+, CD30+ + IHC − EBER 
11 Blood Plasmablastic ND ND ND 
12 Blood Plasmablastic ND + IHC − EBER 
13 Blood Plasmablastic ND ND ND  
14 Nodal, spleen Plasmablastic CD20+, μλ+ + IHC − EBER 

BM denotes bone marrow; GI, gastrointestinal tract; CNS, central nervous system; LC, large cells; IHC, immunohistochemistry; EBER, EBV RNA in situ hybridization; and ND, not determined.

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