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. 2022 Apr 5;14(4):e23858. doi: 10.7759/cureus.23858

Table 1. Definitive pathology findings from brain biopsy and associated interpretation of findings.

Marker Results Interpretation
CD 5 Negative Decreased likelihood of T-cell lymphoma and chronic B-cell leukemia
CD 10 Negative Decreased likelihood of acute leukemia and follicular lymphoma
CD 19 Positive Highly suggestive of B-cell malignancy and available target for CAR-T and monoclonal antibody medications
CD 20 Positive Suggests active B-cells; expressed in B-cell lymphomas
CD 23 Negative Decreased likelihood B-cells involved in capturing IgE-antigen complexes
CD 38 Equivocal Decreased likelihood that HIV seroconversion is occurring
CD 45 Positive Increased likelihood of B-cell leukemia or lymphoma
FMC7 Positive Strong likelihood of B-cell NHL or chronic lymphocytic leukemia [7]
Additional findings Aberrant population (<1%) of lambda light chain restricted Highly suggestive of malignant B-cell proliferation and movement away from normal kappa/lambda ratio of 1:1 to 1:2 [8]