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. 2020 May 27;10:651. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00651

Table 1.

Quick snapshot of PCBCL.

Histological Type Presentation Most common involved sites Behavior Immunohistochemical Treatment
PCMZL Red-violaceous small solitary or multiple papules or nodules and rarely plaques Trunk, arms or head Indolent CD20 +, CD79a +, BCL2 +, CD5-, CD10-, BCL 6-, MUM 1 - Radiotherapy or surgical excision, topical drugs, intralesional therapies, immunochemotherapy
PCFCL Solitary or grouped erythematous or erythemato-violaceous papules, plaques, and/or nodules Trunk, head or neck Indolent CD20+, CD79a+, CD5-, CD10+/-, BCL 6+, BCL2-, MUM-1/IRF-4 negative Radiotherapy or surgical excision, topical drugs, intralesional therapies, immunochemotherapy
PCDLBCL Erythemato-cyanotic plaques and/or nodules with rapid growth Legs Aggressive CD20+, CD79a+, BCL2+, CD10-, BCL 6+/-, FOX-P1 and MUM-1/IRF-4 positive Local radiotherapy, R-CHOP, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, monoclonal antibodies
IVBCL Violaceous patches and plaque, painful blue-red nodules, ulcerated tumors or telangiectasic skin lesions SNC, lungs, and skin Aggressive CD20 +, BCL 2+, IRF4/MUM-1 + (MIB-1/Ki 67++) Chemotherapy in combination with rituximab
EBV-MCU Solitary, sharply demarcated ulcerating lesion Oropharyngeal mucosa, skin and gastrointestinal tract Indolent Variable expression of CD20; CD19+, CD79a +, CD10-, CD30+, BCL2+, PAX 5+, BCL 6 -, MUM-1/IRF-4+ Local radiotherapy or surgical excision, systemic chemotherapy, rituximab