Table 1. Cerebrospinal Fluid Parameters with Results.
Cerebrospinal Fluid Parameters | Results |
Macroscopic Appearance | Clear colourless fluid |
Gram Stain | Bacteria not seen |
WBCs | 544 per microliter |
RBC’s | 52 per microliter |
Polymorphs | 5% |
Lymphocytes | 95% |
Culture | No growth after extended incubation |
Cellular Pathology | An abundance of lymphoid cells with many larger atypical forms in keeping with lymphoma involving CNS |
Flow Cytometry | 78% of total events as kappa light chain restricted B cells which express CD10, strong CD38, weak CD43, CD79b, and CD81. These cells do not express CD5, CD20, CD22, CD23, or CD200 |