Table 2

Histological features in 12 patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosed primarily in the bone marrow

PatientInfiltration patternInfiltration (%)Reed Sternberg cellsBackground lymphocytes
CD30CD15CD20LMP1
#1NDANDANDANDANDANDANDA
#2NDANDANDANDANDANDANDA
#3NDANDANDANDANDANDANDA
#4Nodular40PositivePositiveNegativeNegativeCD3
#5Diffuse100PositiveNegativeNegativeNPCD3
#6Nodular40PositivePositiveNegativeNPCD3
#7Nodular35PositivePositiveNegativeNPCD3
#8Diffuse80PositivePositiveNegativeNPCD3
#9Diffuse90PositivePositiveNegativePositiveCD3
#10Nodular40PositivePositiveNegativeNPCD3
#11Diffuse80PositivePositiveNegativePositive (weak)CD3
#12Diffuse50PositivePositiveNegativeNPCD3

NDA, no data available; NP, not performed.