Table 3 Immunophenotypic and molecular features of patients with noninvasive BI EBV+ LBCL and breast implant ALCL.

From: Epstein–Barr-virus-positive large B-cell lymphoma associated with breast implants: an analysis of eight patients suggesting a possible pathogenetic relationship

Marker

BI EBV+ LBCL (n = 7)

Breast-implant ALCL (n = 14)

CD3

0/5 (0%)

3/14 (21%)

CD4

0/2 (0%)

10/14 (71%)

CD5

0/5 (0%)

2/12 (16%)

CD8

0/2 (0%)

2/14 (14%)

CD10

0/7 (0%)

0/4 (0%)

CD15

1/2 (50%)

4/8 (50%)

CD20

7/7 (100%)

0/10 (0%)

CD30

6/7 (85%)

14/14 (100%)

 CD30, intensity

    1+

2 (33%)

0 (0%)

    2+

3 (50%)

0 (0%)

    3+

1 (17%)

14 (100%)

 CD30, extent

    Most lymphoma cells

3 (50%)

14 (100%)

    Subset lymphoma cells

3 (50%)

0 (0%)

 CD30, pattern

    Cytoplasmic only

2 (34%)

0 (0%)

    Cytoplasmic and membrane

4 (66%)

14 (100%)

CD43

1/2 (50%)

5/9 (55%)

CD45

7/7 (100%)

3/9 (33%)

CD79a

7/7 (100%)

0/4 (0%)

CD138

0/5 (0%)

NA

ALK

0/7 (0%)

0/14 (0%)

BCL6

1/5 (20%)

0/1 (0%)

Epithelial membrane antigen

0/2 (0%)

8/10 (80%)

Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)

   EBERa

7/7 (100%)

0/7 (0%)

   EBV LMP-1

7/7 (100%)

NA

   EBV EBNA-2

7/7 (100%)

NA

   Latency pattern type III

7/7 (100%)

NA

Granzyme B

0/1 (0%)

5/10 (50%)

HHV-8

0/7 (0%)

0/7 (0%)

Ki-67 (%), median

80%

90%

MUM-1/IRF4

7/7 (100%)

3/3 (100%)

MYC

5/6 (83%)

NA

PAX5

6/6 (100%)

0/5 (0%)

TIA-1

0/1 (0%)

7/9 (77%)

Clonality studies

IGHb

3/3 (100%)

NA

TRB or TRGb

NA

6/6 (100%)

  1. Bold numbers indicate statistically significant findings.
  2. aEpstein–Barr virus-encoded- small  RNA, in situ hybridization.
  3. bImmunoglobulin heavy chain constant region (IGH) and T-cell receptor beta (TRB) or gamma (TRG).