TABLE 2 Morphologic Characteristics
From: Isolated Bone Marrow Manifestation of HIV-Associated Hodgkin Lymphoma
Case No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Degree of involvement (%) | 40 | 90 | 30 | 70 | 80 | 30 |
Pattern of involvement | Nodular | Diffuse | Nodular | Nodular | Diffuse | Nodular |
Amount of Reed-Sternberg cells | Rare | Discrete | Rare | Discrete | Discrete | Rare |
Prevalent cells in the background | Fibroblasts | Fibroblasts | Small lymphocytes | Fibroblasts and small lymphocytes | Histiocytes | Fibroblasts; small lymphocytes |
Main features in residual marrowa | Polyclonal plasmacytosis sinusoidal dilatation | Focal necrosis; sinusoidal dilatation | Prominent necrosis; vascular thrombosis | Polyclonal plasmacytosis sinusoidal dilatation | ||
Amount of fibrosisb | 3+ | 3+ | 4+ | 2+ | 2+ | 1+ |
