Table 3 Hodgkin lymphomas with unusual immunophenotypic features

From: The utility of PAX5 immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis of undifferentiated malignant neoplasms

Immunophenotype

Number of cases

Classic Hodgkin lymphoma (all CD30-positive)

 CD15-negative (six cases CD20-positive; two cases CD45-positive)

44

 CD3-positive

1

Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma

 CD20-rare or negative

2

 Increased proliferation rate

1

 CD45-negative

1

 Focal nodules of B cells

1

 No ringing by CD57-positive cells

1

 CD30-positive

1

 CD45-negative, CD30-positive

1