Cytologic analysis of BAL fluid
. | Primary pulmonary NHL; n = 12 . | Secondary pulmonary NHL; n = 8 . | Nonlymphomatous pulmonary lesions; n = 71 . | Undetermined pulmonary diagnosis; n = 6 . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell count, mean (range) | ||||
| Total cell count, × 109/L | 0.542 (0.18-2.3) | 0.396 (0.152-1.08) | 0.481 (0.051-3.6) | 0.450 (0.09-0.92) |
| Neutrophils, % | 4 (0-20) | 17 (0-50) | 13 (0-85) | 36 (1-77) |
| Eosinophils, % | 0.8 (0-2) | 0.38 (0-1) | 2.3 (0-19) | 3.3 (0-17) |
| Macrophages, % | 58 (18-93) | 48 (10-81) | 47 (5-92) | 42 (10-74) |
| Lymphocytes, % | 36 (3-81) | 30 (3-61) | 40 (1-89) | 18 (6-39) |
| Cytology | ||||
| No. samples with atypical lymphocytes | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Lymphocyte phenotype | ||||
| Number of studied samples | 7 | 2 | 29 | 1 |
| CD3, % (range) | 58 (27-90) | 98-79 | 91 (52-98) | 87 |
| CD4, % (range) | 35 (11-77) | 28-21 | 58 (2-93) | 17 |
| CD8, % (range) | 23 (8-56) | 71-24 | 40 (4-92) | 69 |
| CD19, % (range) | 37 (9-62) | 0-18 | 1.8 (0-12) | 0 |
. | Primary pulmonary NHL; n = 12 . | Secondary pulmonary NHL; n = 8 . | Nonlymphomatous pulmonary lesions; n = 71 . | Undetermined pulmonary diagnosis; n = 6 . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell count, mean (range) | ||||
| Total cell count, × 109/L | 0.542 (0.18-2.3) | 0.396 (0.152-1.08) | 0.481 (0.051-3.6) | 0.450 (0.09-0.92) |
| Neutrophils, % | 4 (0-20) | 17 (0-50) | 13 (0-85) | 36 (1-77) |
| Eosinophils, % | 0.8 (0-2) | 0.38 (0-1) | 2.3 (0-19) | 3.3 (0-17) |
| Macrophages, % | 58 (18-93) | 48 (10-81) | 47 (5-92) | 42 (10-74) |
| Lymphocytes, % | 36 (3-81) | 30 (3-61) | 40 (1-89) | 18 (6-39) |
| Cytology | ||||
| No. samples with atypical lymphocytes | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Lymphocyte phenotype | ||||
| Number of studied samples | 7 | 2 | 29 | 1 |
| CD3, % (range) | 58 (27-90) | 98-79 | 91 (52-98) | 87 |
| CD4, % (range) | 35 (11-77) | 28-21 | 58 (2-93) | 17 |
| CD8, % (range) | 23 (8-56) | 71-24 | 40 (4-92) | 69 |
| CD19, % (range) | 37 (9-62) | 0-18 | 1.8 (0-12) | 0 |