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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 18.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Surg Pathol. 2018 Mar;42(3):293–305. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000985

TABLE 3.

Pathologic Features of Patients With BI-ALCL and LNI (n = 14)

Case No. References Specimen Type LN maximum Dimension (mm) Tumor Burden (%) Infiltration Pattern
1 Aladily11 Excision 20 70 S, P, I, D
2 Alobeid et al16 Excision    11.8   5 S, P, I
3 Aladily11 Excision 25   5 S, P, I
4 Clemens et al5 Dissection 40 60 S, P, I, D
5 Miranda et al3 Excision 17   5 HL-like
6 George17 Excision     8.9 30 S, P, I
7 Estes et al18 Excision 51 10 S
8 Miranda et al3 Dissection 13 30 S, I, D, NSHL-like
9 Unpublished Excision NA     1 S
10 Clemens et al5 Dissection 21 95 S, P, I, D
11 Acevedo-Banez et al19 Needle bx 12 20 S, I
12 Tardio and Granados20 Dissection 29   5 S, P, I
13 Laurent et al21 Dissection 25 10 S, I
14 Unpublished Dissection 12   5 S, I
Reactive features
Cytomorphology Hallmark Cells Follicular Hyperplasia Sinus Histiocytosis Paracortical Hyperplasia Eosinophils

Oval, lobated, anaplastic Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Oval No Yes No Yes Yes
Oval, lobated Yes Yes No No Yes
Oval No Yes Yes No Yes
Oval No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Oval, anaplastic Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Oval, lobated Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Oval, lobated No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lobated No Yes Yes No No
Oval, lobated No Yes No No Yes
Oval, lobated Yes No No No Yes
Lobated, anaplastic Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Lobated Yes Yes No No Yes
Oval No Yes Yes Yes Yes

D indicates diffuse; I, interfollicular; NSHL-like, nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma-like; HL-like, Hodgkin lymphoma-like (excludes NSHL-like); LN, Lymph node; P, perifollicular; S, sinusoidal.