Table 1 Comparison of Classification Systems for Human and Mouse Lymphomas
Proposed WHO (human) | Proposed NIAID/NCI (mouse) | Kiel-based (mouse) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Lymphomas of mature B cells | |||
Low grade | Small lymphocytic (SLL) | SLL | SLL |
Follicular (FL) | FL | Centroblastic-Centrocytic (CBCCL) | |
Marginal zone, splenic (MZL) | MZL | MZL | |
Intermediate grade | Not defined | MZL+ | MZL+ |
High grade | Not defined | MZL++ | MZL++ |
Diffuse large cell (DLCL) | DLCL | ||
Centroblastic type (CB) | DLCL (CB) | Centroblastic follicular (CBLfol) | |
Centroblastic diffuse (CBLdiff) | |||
Immunoblastic type (IB) | DLCL (IB) | Immunoblastic (IBL) | |
Burkitt-like (BL) | DLCL (BL) | Lymphoblastic (B-LL) | |
Lymphomas of T cells | Precursor T cell LL (pre-TLL) | Pre-TLL | T-LL |
