Table 3.

Phenotypic characteristics differentially expressed by each of the neoplastic B-populations found in B-CLPD with 2 or more B-cell clones


Case no.

Diagnosis

Morphology: no. of major lymphocyte populations

Phenotype of population 1 (% from the total leukocytes; compatible diagnosis)

Phenotype of population 2 (% from the total leukocytes; compatible diagnosis)
1   typCLL   3   CD19+ FMC7- CD5+ CD22- CD23+d CD11c-/+het slg- (28%; B-CLL)   CD19++ FMC7++ CD5- CD22+ CD23- CD11c- k+ (6.7%; LPL)  
2   typCLL   2   CD19+ FMC7+d CD5+ CD22+d CD23+ CD25+d (39%; B-CLL)   CD19++ FMC7++ CD5- CD22+ CD23- CD25- (6%; SMZL)  
3   typCLL   2   FSC/SSClo CD25+d slg- (25%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD25+ λ+d (29%; B-CLL)  
4   typCLL   3   CD23+ κ+d (50%; B-CLL)   CD23- λ+ (9%; MALT)  
5   typCLL   1   κ+d (34%; B-CLL)   λ+ (13%; B-CLL)  
6   typCLL   2   FSC/SSClo FMC7+d CD5+ CD22+d CD23+ CD25+ CD11c+het slg- (15%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint FMC7+ CD5++ CD22+ CD23- CD25- CD11c- λ+d (12%; MCL)  
7   typCLL   2   FSC/SSClo CD19+d FMC7+d CD5+ CD22+d CD23+ CD25+d CD11c- λ+d (24%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD19+ FMC7++ CD5- CD22++ CD23- CD25- CD11c++ κ+d (22%; SMZL)  
8   typCLL   1   FSC/SSClo CD5+ CD11c- λ+d (9%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD5++ CD11c+ κ+d (10%; B-CLL)  
9   typCLL   1   κ+ (25%; B-CLL)   λ+ (8%; B-CLL)  
10   typCLL   2   CD5++ κ+d (63%; B-CLL)   CD5+ λ+ (2%; B-CLL)  
11   typCLL   2   κ+d (72%; B-CLL)   λ+ (7%; B-CLL)  
12   typCLL   NA   κ+ (2.4%; B-CLL)   λ+ (38%; B-CLL)  
13   typCLL   2   FSC/SSClo CD5++ CD25- CD11c+d (36%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD5+++ CD25+d CC11c+ (37%; B-CLL)  
14   typCLL   2   CD5- CD11c- (31%; B-CLL)   CD5+ CD11c+ (7%; B-CLL)  
15   typCLL   2   λ+ (48%; B-CLL)   κ+ (6%; B-CLL)  
16   typCLL   3   CD19+ FMC7- (18%; B-CLL)   CD19++ FMC7+ (44%; B-CLL)  
17   typCLL   NA   λ+d (38%; B-CLL)   κ+d (8%; B-CLL)  
18   typCLL   NA   FSC/SSClo CD5++ CD25+d λ+ (39%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD5+++ CD25+ κ+d (16%; B-CLL)  
19   typCLL   NA   κ+ (8%; B-CLL)   λ+ (20%; B-CLL)  
20   typCLL   NA   FMC7++ CD5- CD22+ CD23- CD25- κ++ (9.7%; LPL)   FMC7- CD5++ CD22+d CD23++ CD25+ λ++ (55%; B-CLL)  
21   typCLL   2   FSC/SSClo CD19+ FMC7- CD5++ CD22+d CD23+ CD25+ CD11c-/+het λ+ (36%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD19++ FMC7+ CD5+ CD22+ CD23- CD25- CD11c+ κ++ (8%; MCL)  
22   typCLL   2   FMC7- CD5+++ CD22+d CD23+ κ+ (28%; B-CLL)   FMC7++ CD5++ CD22+ CD23- κ++ (8.5%; MCL)  
23   typCLL   NA   FSC/SSClo CD19+ CD5+ CD22- CD23+d CD25- λ+d (10%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD19++ CD5++ CD22+d CD23+ CD25+ κ+d (45%; B-CLL)  
24   typCLL   NA   κ+ (31%; B-CLL)   λ+ (42%; B-CLL)  
25   atypCLL   2   FSC/SSClo CD19+d FMC7- CD5+ CD23+ slg- (3%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD19+ FMC7++ CD5- CD23+d κ+ (9%; LPL)  
26   atypCLL   2   FSC/SSClo CD19+ FMC7+d CD5+ CD23+ CD25+ κ+ (23.2%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD19++ FMC7++ CD5+d CD23+d CD25- κ++ (62.8%; B-CLL)  
27   atypCLL   ≥3   CD5- CD23- CD11c- λ+ (7.4%; LPL)   CD5+ CD23+ CD11c++ κ+d (2.3%; B-CLL)  
28   atypCLL   NA   FSC/SSClo CD19+d FMC7+d CD5++ CD22+d CD23++ CD25++ κ+ (10%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD19+ FMC7++ CD5+ CD22+ CD23+ CD25+ λ++ (15%; MALT)  
29   atypCLL   2   CD19+ FMC7- CD5+d CD22+d CD23+ κ+d (60%; B-CLL)   CD19++ FMC7+ CD5- CD22+ CD23- λ+ (7%; FL)  
30   atypCLL   2   CD5++ κ+d (16%; B-CLL)   CD5+ κ+ (42%; MCL)  
31   atypCLL   2   λ+ (56%; B-CLL)   κ+d (8%; B-CLL)  
32   atypCLL   3   FSC/SSClo CD19+d FMC7- CD5+ CD22+d CD103- CD11c- slg- (3.8%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD19+ FMC7++ CD5- CD22+ CD103+ CD11c+ λ+ (25.4%; HCL)  
33   atypCLL   NA   κ+ (4%; MALT)   λ+ (20%; MALT)  
34   HCL   2   FSC/SSClo CD103- CD25- CD11c++ λ+ (3.7%; SMZL)   FSC/SSCint CD103+ CD25+ CD11c+++ κ+ (4.5%; HCL)  
35   HCL   NA   FSC/SSClo CD19+d FMC7- CD5+ CD22+d CD23+ CD103- CD25+d CD11c-/+het κ+d (0.8%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD19+ FMC7++ CD5- CD22+ CD23- CD103+ CD25- CD11c++ κ+ (1.1%; HCL)  
36   HCL   1   CD19+ FMC7-/+het CD11c+d κ+ (30.5%; MALT)   CD19++ FMC7+++ CD11c++ κ+d (6.3%; HCLv)  
37   HCL   2   CD103+ (22%; SMZL)   CD103++ (5%; HCL)  
38   LPL   NA   CD19+ FMC7+ CD5+ CD22+d CD23+ CD25++ CD11c- (6.5%; B-CLL)   CD19++ FMC7++ CD5- CD22+ CD23- CD25- CD11c-/+het (38%; LPL)  
39   LPL   NA   λ+d (21%; B-CLL)   λ++ (0.6%; LPL)  
40   LPL   3   FSC/SSClo FMC7- CD5+ κ++ (1.5%; MCL)   FSC/SSCint FMC7+ CD5- λ++ (4.7%; LCL)  
41   LPL   2   λ+ (46%; LPL)   κ+ (6%; LPL)  
42   SMZL   2   FSC/SSClo CD19+d FMC7+d CD5+ CD22+d CD23+ CD25+ slg- (0.6%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD19+ FMC7++ CD5- CD22+ CD23- CD25- λ+d (3.7%; SMZL)  
43   SMZL   2   CD5+ (60%; MALT)   CD5- (6%; SMZL)  
44   SMZL   2   κ++ (29%; SMZL)   λ++ (25%; SMZL)  
45   FL   NA   CD5+ CD22+d CD23- κ++ (57%; MCL)   CD5- CD22+ CD23-/+het κ+ (9%; FL)  
46   FL   2   FSC/SSClo CD5- CD23- CD103- CD25- CD11c- λ+ (6%; FL)   FSC/SSCint CD5+ CD23+ CD103+ CD25+ CD11c+++ κ+ (47%; LCL)  
47   FL   NA   κ+ (4.5%; FL)   λ+ (2.2%; FL)  
48   MCL   2   FSC/SSClo CD19+ FMC7+ CD22+ CD23+ κ+ (12%; MALT)   FSC/SSCint CD19+d FMC7++ CD22+d CD23- λ+ (66%; MCL)  
49   MCL   NA   FSC/SSClo FMC7+hom CD5+d κ+d (11%; MCL)   FSC/SSCint FMC7+het CD5+ κ+ (22%; MCL)  
50   LCL   NA   FSC/SSClo CD22+d CD10- CD11c- κ+d (23%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD22+ CD10+d CD11c+ slg- (12%; LCL)  
51   LCL   2   FSC/SSClo CD19+d FMC7- CD22- CD25- CD11c- κ+d (60%; LPL)   FSC/SSCint CD19+ FMC7+het CD22+d CD25+d CD11c+d κ+ (14%; LCL)  
52   Unclassifiable   2   FSC/SSClo FMC7+d CD5+ CD22+d CD23+ CD25+ λ+ (42%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint FMC7++ CD5- CD22+ CD23- CD25- κ+ (36%; SMZL)  
53
 
Unclassifiable
 
2
 
CD5- CD23- λ+ (18%; LPL)
 
CD5++ CD23+ κ+d (3.5%; B-CLL)
 

Case no.

Diagnosis

Morphology: no. of major lymphocyte populations

Phenotype of population 1 (% from the total leukocytes; compatible diagnosis)

Phenotype of population 2 (% from the total leukocytes; compatible diagnosis)
1   typCLL   3   CD19+ FMC7- CD5+ CD22- CD23+d CD11c-/+het slg- (28%; B-CLL)   CD19++ FMC7++ CD5- CD22+ CD23- CD11c- k+ (6.7%; LPL)  
2   typCLL   2   CD19+ FMC7+d CD5+ CD22+d CD23+ CD25+d (39%; B-CLL)   CD19++ FMC7++ CD5- CD22+ CD23- CD25- (6%; SMZL)  
3   typCLL   2   FSC/SSClo CD25+d slg- (25%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD25+ λ+d (29%; B-CLL)  
4   typCLL   3   CD23+ κ+d (50%; B-CLL)   CD23- λ+ (9%; MALT)  
5   typCLL   1   κ+d (34%; B-CLL)   λ+ (13%; B-CLL)  
6   typCLL   2   FSC/SSClo FMC7+d CD5+ CD22+d CD23+ CD25+ CD11c+het slg- (15%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint FMC7+ CD5++ CD22+ CD23- CD25- CD11c- λ+d (12%; MCL)  
7   typCLL   2   FSC/SSClo CD19+d FMC7+d CD5+ CD22+d CD23+ CD25+d CD11c- λ+d (24%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD19+ FMC7++ CD5- CD22++ CD23- CD25- CD11c++ κ+d (22%; SMZL)  
8   typCLL   1   FSC/SSClo CD5+ CD11c- λ+d (9%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD5++ CD11c+ κ+d (10%; B-CLL)  
9   typCLL   1   κ+ (25%; B-CLL)   λ+ (8%; B-CLL)  
10   typCLL   2   CD5++ κ+d (63%; B-CLL)   CD5+ λ+ (2%; B-CLL)  
11   typCLL   2   κ+d (72%; B-CLL)   λ+ (7%; B-CLL)  
12   typCLL   NA   κ+ (2.4%; B-CLL)   λ+ (38%; B-CLL)  
13   typCLL   2   FSC/SSClo CD5++ CD25- CD11c+d (36%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD5+++ CD25+d CC11c+ (37%; B-CLL)  
14   typCLL   2   CD5- CD11c- (31%; B-CLL)   CD5+ CD11c+ (7%; B-CLL)  
15   typCLL   2   λ+ (48%; B-CLL)   κ+ (6%; B-CLL)  
16   typCLL   3   CD19+ FMC7- (18%; B-CLL)   CD19++ FMC7+ (44%; B-CLL)  
17   typCLL   NA   λ+d (38%; B-CLL)   κ+d (8%; B-CLL)  
18   typCLL   NA   FSC/SSClo CD5++ CD25+d λ+ (39%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD5+++ CD25+ κ+d (16%; B-CLL)  
19   typCLL   NA   κ+ (8%; B-CLL)   λ+ (20%; B-CLL)  
20   typCLL   NA   FMC7++ CD5- CD22+ CD23- CD25- κ++ (9.7%; LPL)   FMC7- CD5++ CD22+d CD23++ CD25+ λ++ (55%; B-CLL)  
21   typCLL   2   FSC/SSClo CD19+ FMC7- CD5++ CD22+d CD23+ CD25+ CD11c-/+het λ+ (36%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD19++ FMC7+ CD5+ CD22+ CD23- CD25- CD11c+ κ++ (8%; MCL)  
22   typCLL   2   FMC7- CD5+++ CD22+d CD23+ κ+ (28%; B-CLL)   FMC7++ CD5++ CD22+ CD23- κ++ (8.5%; MCL)  
23   typCLL   NA   FSC/SSClo CD19+ CD5+ CD22- CD23+d CD25- λ+d (10%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD19++ CD5++ CD22+d CD23+ CD25+ κ+d (45%; B-CLL)  
24   typCLL   NA   κ+ (31%; B-CLL)   λ+ (42%; B-CLL)  
25   atypCLL   2   FSC/SSClo CD19+d FMC7- CD5+ CD23+ slg- (3%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD19+ FMC7++ CD5- CD23+d κ+ (9%; LPL)  
26   atypCLL   2   FSC/SSClo CD19+ FMC7+d CD5+ CD23+ CD25+ κ+ (23.2%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD19++ FMC7++ CD5+d CD23+d CD25- κ++ (62.8%; B-CLL)  
27   atypCLL   ≥3   CD5- CD23- CD11c- λ+ (7.4%; LPL)   CD5+ CD23+ CD11c++ κ+d (2.3%; B-CLL)  
28   atypCLL   NA   FSC/SSClo CD19+d FMC7+d CD5++ CD22+d CD23++ CD25++ κ+ (10%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD19+ FMC7++ CD5+ CD22+ CD23+ CD25+ λ++ (15%; MALT)  
29   atypCLL   2   CD19+ FMC7- CD5+d CD22+d CD23+ κ+d (60%; B-CLL)   CD19++ FMC7+ CD5- CD22+ CD23- λ+ (7%; FL)  
30   atypCLL   2   CD5++ κ+d (16%; B-CLL)   CD5+ κ+ (42%; MCL)  
31   atypCLL   2   λ+ (56%; B-CLL)   κ+d (8%; B-CLL)  
32   atypCLL   3   FSC/SSClo CD19+d FMC7- CD5+ CD22+d CD103- CD11c- slg- (3.8%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD19+ FMC7++ CD5- CD22+ CD103+ CD11c+ λ+ (25.4%; HCL)  
33   atypCLL   NA   κ+ (4%; MALT)   λ+ (20%; MALT)  
34   HCL   2   FSC/SSClo CD103- CD25- CD11c++ λ+ (3.7%; SMZL)   FSC/SSCint CD103+ CD25+ CD11c+++ κ+ (4.5%; HCL)  
35   HCL   NA   FSC/SSClo CD19+d FMC7- CD5+ CD22+d CD23+ CD103- CD25+d CD11c-/+het κ+d (0.8%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD19+ FMC7++ CD5- CD22+ CD23- CD103+ CD25- CD11c++ κ+ (1.1%; HCL)  
36   HCL   1   CD19+ FMC7-/+het CD11c+d κ+ (30.5%; MALT)   CD19++ FMC7+++ CD11c++ κ+d (6.3%; HCLv)  
37   HCL   2   CD103+ (22%; SMZL)   CD103++ (5%; HCL)  
38   LPL   NA   CD19+ FMC7+ CD5+ CD22+d CD23+ CD25++ CD11c- (6.5%; B-CLL)   CD19++ FMC7++ CD5- CD22+ CD23- CD25- CD11c-/+het (38%; LPL)  
39   LPL   NA   λ+d (21%; B-CLL)   λ++ (0.6%; LPL)  
40   LPL   3   FSC/SSClo FMC7- CD5+ κ++ (1.5%; MCL)   FSC/SSCint FMC7+ CD5- λ++ (4.7%; LCL)  
41   LPL   2   λ+ (46%; LPL)   κ+ (6%; LPL)  
42   SMZL   2   FSC/SSClo CD19+d FMC7+d CD5+ CD22+d CD23+ CD25+ slg- (0.6%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD19+ FMC7++ CD5- CD22+ CD23- CD25- λ+d (3.7%; SMZL)  
43   SMZL   2   CD5+ (60%; MALT)   CD5- (6%; SMZL)  
44   SMZL   2   κ++ (29%; SMZL)   λ++ (25%; SMZL)  
45   FL   NA   CD5+ CD22+d CD23- κ++ (57%; MCL)   CD5- CD22+ CD23-/+het κ+ (9%; FL)  
46   FL   2   FSC/SSClo CD5- CD23- CD103- CD25- CD11c- λ+ (6%; FL)   FSC/SSCint CD5+ CD23+ CD103+ CD25+ CD11c+++ κ+ (47%; LCL)  
47   FL   NA   κ+ (4.5%; FL)   λ+ (2.2%; FL)  
48   MCL   2   FSC/SSClo CD19+ FMC7+ CD22+ CD23+ κ+ (12%; MALT)   FSC/SSCint CD19+d FMC7++ CD22+d CD23- λ+ (66%; MCL)  
49   MCL   NA   FSC/SSClo FMC7+hom CD5+d κ+d (11%; MCL)   FSC/SSCint FMC7+het CD5+ κ+ (22%; MCL)  
50   LCL   NA   FSC/SSClo CD22+d CD10- CD11c- κ+d (23%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint CD22+ CD10+d CD11c+ slg- (12%; LCL)  
51   LCL   2   FSC/SSClo CD19+d FMC7- CD22- CD25- CD11c- κ+d (60%; LPL)   FSC/SSCint CD19+ FMC7+het CD22+d CD25+d CD11c+d κ+ (14%; LCL)  
52   Unclassifiable   2   FSC/SSClo FMC7+d CD5+ CD22+d CD23+ CD25+ λ+ (42%; B-CLL)   FSC/SSCint FMC7++ CD5- CD22+ CD23- CD25- κ+ (36%; SMZL)  
53
 
Unclassifiable
 
2
 
CD5- CD23- λ+ (18%; LPL)
 
CD5++ CD23+ κ+d (3.5%; B-CLL)
 

+ indicates antigen expression at normal levels; -, absence of expression; het, heterogeneous antigen expression; ++, strong antigen expression; d, dim antigen expression; SSClo, low scatter; SSCint, intermediate scatter; +++, very strong antigen expression; HCLv, HCL variant; and hom, homogeneous antigen expression. Other abbreviations are explained in Table 1.

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